Revolt of 1857
The reasons for the failure of the Revolt of 1857 were?
– The military superiority of the British; the rebels did not have a unified programme and ideology; There was a lack of support from all the sections of society
When was the new Enfield Rifle with greased cartridges introduced in the British Indian Army?
– December, 1856
The Revolution of 1857 started first from
– Meerut
Following was not a reason for making the sepoys of the East India Company rebellious
– The inefficiency of the officers
Jhansi Ki Rani Laxmibai died at?
– Gwalior
The revolt of 1857 at Lucknow was led by?
– Begum of Oudh
One of the leaders of the Revolt of 1857 AD, Kunwar Singh was related to which place?
– Jagdishpur
Kunwar Singh joined the Rebellion of 1857 against the British in
– Arrah
The leader of revolutionaries in Bihar during the Revolt of 1857 was?
– Babu Kunwar Singh
Kunwar Singh led the revolt of 1857 in?
– Bihar
This person of Jagdishpur took the lead of revolutionaries during the revolt of 1857 A.D.
– Kunwar Singh
The king of Jagdishpur was?
– Kunwar Singh
The Mutiny of 1857 at Patna was led by a dynamic old person known as?
– Rajput Kunwar Singh
Who said “Wherever I am, there is Jagdishpur”?
– Kunwar Singh
The centre of 1857 revolt in Bihar from 15th July, 1857 to 20th January, 1858 was?
– Jagdishpur
Among Maulavi Ahmadullah Shah, Maulavi Imdadullah, Maulavi Fazl-i-Haq Khairabadi and Nawab Liaquat Ali, he was the bitterest enemy of the British during the Revolt of 1857?
– Maulavi Ahmadullah Shah
The Revolt of 1857 was witnessed by the poet?
– Ghalib
The following groups did not participate in the revolt of 1857?
– Sahukar, Landlords
The following did not rebel against the British East India Company’s control over them?
– Nizam of Hyderabad
Governor General of India during the revolt of 1857 A.D. was?
– Lord Canning
Which part of Bihar was unaffected with the revolt of 1857?
– Munger
The first man after the Revolt of 1857 who wanted to overthrow the British regime by means of an armed rebellion and establish self-government in India was?
– Vasudev Balwant Phadke
The uprising of 1857 was described as the first Indian war of Independence by
– V.D. Savarkar
The following persons had participated actively in the Revolt of 1857?
– Nana Saheb (Kanpur), Begum Hazrat Mahal (Lucknow), Maulavi Ahmadullah (Faizabad), Begum Zeenat Mahal (Delhi)
Who was the Governor-General of India in 1857?
– Canning
What was the main cause of the failure of the revolt of 1857?
– Lack of common strategy and central organization
Assertion (A): The first war of Independence in 1857 failed to secure freedom from the British Government.
Reason (R): The leadership of Bahadur Shah Zafar did not have popular support and most of the Indian rulers of important States shied away from the struggle.
– Both (A) and (R) are true, and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)
Who called the revolt of 1857 a conspiracy?
– Sir James Outram and W. Taylor
The Uprising of 1857 was described as the ‘First Indian War of Independence’ by?
– V.D. Savarkar
When did Queen Victoria declare the taking over of Indian Administration under British crown?
– 1 November 1858
The following commission is associated with the Army Reorganization after the suppression of the Revolt of 1857?
– Peel Commission
After the revolt of 1857, the British recruited the Soldiers from the?
– Gurkhas, Sikhs, and Punjabis in the North
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