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When was the new Enfield Rifle with greased cartridges introduced in the British Indian Army?
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November, 1856
December, 1856
January, 1857
December, 1857
Where from the Revolution of 1857 Started first?
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Lucknow
Jhansi
Meerut
Ara
Which of the following persons had participated actively in the Revolt of 1857?
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Nana Saheb (Kanpur)
Begum Hazrat Mahal (Lucknow)
Maulvi Ahmadullah (Faizabad)
More than one of the above
The revolt of 1857 at Lucknow was led by :
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Begum of Oudh
Tatya Tope
Nana Saheb
None of the above
Who spearheaded the 1857 Revolt in Bihar?
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Kunwar Singh
Maulvi Ahmadullah
Tatya Tope
None of the above
Who among the following was the leader of the revolution of 1857 in Assam?
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Diwan Maniram Dutta
Kandarpeshwar Singh
Piali Barua
None of the above
The centre of 1857 revolt in Bihar from 15th July, 1857 to 20th January, 1858 was
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Hamirpur
Dheerpur
Jagdishpur
None of the above
Who of the following was the bitterest enemy of the British during the Revolt of 1857?
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Maulvi Ahmadullah Shah
Maulavi Imdadullah
Maulana Fazi-i-Haq Khairabadi
None of the above
The Revolt of 1857 was witnessed by the poet –
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Mir Taqi Mir
Iqbal
Ghalib
None of the above
Who among the following did not rebel against the British East India Company’s control over them?
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Polygar of Tamil Nadu
Nizam of Hyderabad
Raja of Vijayanagar
None of the above
Who was the Governor-General of India during the revolt of 1857?
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Lord Dalhousie
Lord Canning
Lord Bentinck
None of the above
What was the main cause of the failure of the revolt of 1857?
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Lack of Hindu-Muslim unity
Lack of common strategy and central organization
Non-participations of Landlords
None of the above
Who called the revolt of 1857 a conspiracy?
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Sir James Outram and W. Taylor
Sir John K.
Sir John Lawrence
None of the above
When did Queen Victoria declare the taking over of Indian Administration under British crown?
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31 Dec. 1857
1 Nov. 1858
17 Nov. 1859
31 Dec. 1858
Which one of the following commissions is associated with the Army Reorganization after the suppression of the Revolt of 1857?
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Peel Commission
Hunter Commission
Simon Commission
None of the above
After the revolt of 1857, the British recruited the Soldiers from the
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Brahmins of U.P. & Bihar
Bengalis and Orria’s from the East
Gurkhas, Sikhs, and Punjabis in the North
None of the above
One of the leaders of the Revolt of 1857 AD, Kunwar Singh was related to which place?
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Gwalior
Jagdishpur
Meerut
Delhi
Where was Jhansi Ki Rani Laxmibai died?
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Kanpur
Gwalior
Jhansi
None of the above
Kunwar Singh entered Jagdishpur on
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20 April, 1858
22 April, 1858
23 April, 1858
26 April 1858
Which of the following were the reasons for the failure of the Revolt of 1857?
1. The military superiority of the British
2. The rebels did not have a unified programme and ideology
3. There was a lack of support from all the sections of society
Select the correct answer using the codes given below.
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Only 1 and 2
Only 2 and 3
All of the above
None of the above
The Uprising of 1857 was described as the ‘First Indian War of Independence’ by
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R C Majumdar
Bal Gangadhar Tilak
V D Savarkar
None of the above