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Who was the British Commanding Officer stationed at Barrackpore during the 1857 revolt?
(a) Henry Lawrence
(b) Colonel Finnis
(c) Richard Hearsey
(d) Sir Hugh Wheeler
Option c – Richard Hearsey
Where did the First War of Independence begin?
(a) Lucknow
(b) Jhansi
(c) Meerut
(d) Kanpur
Option c – Meerut
Which of the following was not among the key reasons for the discontent of the sepoys in the East India Company’s army?
(a) Company officials attempting to promote Christianity
(b) The directive forcing sepoys to travel overseas
(c) The discontinuation of Bhatta allowances
(d) Incompetence among British officers
Option c – The discontinuation of Bhatta allowances
After capturing Delhi on May 12, 1857, to whom did the rebel soldiers from Meerut declare as the ‘Emperor of India’?
(a) Shah Alam II
(b) Bahadur Shah Zafar
(c) Bakht Khan
(d) Akbar II
Option b – Bahadur Shah Zafar
Who was believed to be leading the Sanyasis and Fakirs who were reportedly involved in secret plots against British rule during the 1857 uprising?
(a) Mangal Pandey
(b) Bahadur Shah II
(c) Queen Zeenat Mahal
(d) Nana Saheb
Option b – Bahadur Shah II
Which leader of the 1857 revolt spent his final days in exile?
(a) Rani Lakshmibai
(b) Bahadur Shah Zafar
(c) Tatya Tope
(d) Nana Saheb
Option b – Bahadur Shah Zafar
During the 1857 rebellion, who was granted the title ‘Saheb-e-Alam Bahadur’ by Bahadur Shah?
(a) Azimullah Khan
(b) Birjis Qadr
(c) Bakht Khan
(d) Hasan Khan
Option c – Bakht Khan
In which unit of the British Indian Army did Mangal Pandey serve?
(a) 34th Bengal Native Infantry
(b) 5th Royal Gurkha Rifles
(c) Madras Light Cavalry
(d) None of the above
Option a – 34th Bengal Native Infantry
Soldiers from which region were most heavily involved in the 1857 revolt?
(a) Bengal
(b) Awadh
(c) Bihar
(d) Rajasthan
Option b – Awadh
Where is Mangal Pandey’s association with the 1857 uprising primarily linked?
(a) Barrackpore
(b) Meerut
(c) Delhi
(d) None of these
Option a – Barrackpore
The death of which leader from the 1857 revolt remains uncertain?
(a) Tatya Tope
(b) Nana Saheb
(c) Rani Lakshmibai
(d) Bahadur Shah Zafar
Option b – Nana Saheb
Who was appointed as the Commander-in-Chief by Nana Saheb?
(a) Azimullah Khan
(b) Birjis Qadr
(c) Tatya Tope
(d) None of these
Option c – Tatya Tope
Which leader from the 1857 rebellion was originally named Ramachandra Pandurang?
(a) Kunwar Singh
(b) Tatya Tope
(c) Nana Saheb
(d) Mangal Pandey
Option b – Tatya Tope
During the 1857 revolt, which leader was captured after being betrayed by an associate and later executed by the British?
(a) Nana Saheb
(b) Kunwar Singh
(c) Khan Bahadur Khan
(d) Tatya Tope
Option d – Tatya Tope
Who inspired revolutionaries with a collective oath at Kalpi, swearing to defend it at all costs while holding sacred Yamuna water?
(a) Bahadur Shah Zafar
(b) Tatya Tope
(c) Mangal Pandey
(d) Rani Lakshmibai
Option b – Tatya Tope
Consider the following statements about the 1857 revolt:
I. The tragic massacre linked to Nana Saheb took place at Bibighar, Kanpur.
II. V.D. Savarkar was among the first to describe the revolt as the ‘First War of Independence.’
III. Nana Saheb’s troops were responsible for the Kanpur massacre.
IV. The capture of Tatya Tope marked the end of the revolt.
Which of the statements above are correct?
(a) I and II
(b) III and IV
(c) II, III, and IV
(d) All of the above
Option d – All of the above
Consider the following about Tatya Tope:
I. He served as the Commander-in-Chief under Nana Saheb’s leadership.
II. He mobilized the Bhil community from the Panchmahal region against the British.
Which of the statements above is/are correct?
(a) Only I
(b) Only II
(c) Both I and II
(d) Neither I nor II
Option c – Both I and II
Who led the resistance against the British in Bihar during the 1857 rebellion?
(a) Namdar Khan
(b) Babu Kunwar Singh
(c) Birsa Munda
(d) Shankar Shah
Option b – Babu Kunwar Singh
Who led the 1857 revolt in Bihar?
(a) Babu Kunwar Singh
(b) Hare Krishna Singh
(c) Kunwar Singh
(d) Raja Shahzada Singh
Option c – Kunwar Singh
Which of the following accurately describes Babu Kunwar Singh’s position during the 1857 uprising?
(a) Zamindar of Gorakhpur
(b) Zamindar of Jagdishpur
(c) Zamindar of Rohilkhand
(d) Zamindar of Raipur
Option b – Zamindar of Jagdishpur
Kunwar Singh and Maulavi Ahmadullah Shah were the prominent leaders of the 1857 rebellion in which locations?
(a) Arrah and Faizabad
(b) Lucknow and Meerut
(c) Arrah and Meerut
(d) Arrah and Lucknow
Option a – Arrah and Faizabad
Who spearheaded the uprising in Lucknow during the 1857 rebellion?
(a) Zeenat Mahal
(b) Nana Saheb
(c) Hazrat Mahal
(d) Tatya Tope
Option c – Hazrat Mahal
Which revolutionary woman played a major role in leading the 1857 rebellion in Awadh?
(a) Rani Lakshmibai
(b) Ahil Jabaj
(c) Aruna Asaf Ali
(d) Begum Hazrat Mahal
Option d – Begum Hazrat Mahal
Who was the principal leader of the sepoys in Kanpur during the 1857 uprising?
(a) Tatya Tope
(b) Rani Lakshmibai
(c) Nana Saheb
(d) Kunwar Singh
Option c – Nana Saheb
Azimullah Khan served as a key advisor to which leader during the 1857 rebellion?
(a) Nana Saheb
(b) Tatya Tope
(c) Rani Lakshmibai
(d) Kunwar Singh
Option a – Nana Saheb
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