Freedom Struggle (The Revolt of 1857) MCQ: MCQ Test (24 questions)

Question 1 of 24

Which one of the following commissions is associated with the Army Re-organisation after the suppression of the Revolt of 1857 ?

APublic Service Commission
BPeal Commission
CHunter Commission
DSimon Commission

Question 2 of 24

During India's freedom struggle, the Sepoy Mutiny started from which one of the following places ?

AAgra
BGwalior
CJhansi
DMeerut

Question 3 of 24

Who among the following was NOT associated with the Revolt of 1857 ?

AMaharaja Ranjit Singh
BNana Sahib
CBegum Hazrat Mahal
DKhan Bahadur

Question 4 of 24

In this instance we could not play off the Mohammedans against the Hindus'. To which one of the following events did this remark of Aitchison relate?

ARevolt of 1857
BChamparan Satyagraha (1917)
CKhilafat and Non-Cooperation
DAugust Movement of 1942

Question 5 of 24

Who of the following was the bitterest enemy of the British during the Revolt of 1857 ?

AMaulavi Ahmdullah Shah
BMaulavi Imadulah
CNawab Liaquat Ali
DMaulana Fazi-i-Haq Khairabadi

Question 6 of 24

The sepoy mutiny took place in the year :

A1757
B1761
C1836
D1857

Question 7 of 24

The Revolt of 1857 was witnessed by the poet-

AMir Taqi Mir
BZauq
CGhalib
DIqbal

Question 8 of 24

One of the India's first freedom fighters against British is.

AMahatma Gandhi
BKittur Rani Chennamma
CRani Laxmi Bai
DNone of these

Question 9 of 24

India war of Independence 1857' is written by-

AS.N. Sen
BR.C. Majumdar
CV.D. Savarkar
DS.B. Chaudhari

Question 10 of 24

Which one of the following territories was NOT affected by the Revolt of 1857?

AJhansi
BChittor
CJagdishpur
DLucknow

Question 11 of 24

When did Queen Victoria declared the taking over of Indian Administration under British Crown ?

A1 November, 1858
B31 December, 1857
C6 January, 1958
D17 November, 1859

Question 12 of 24

The modern historian who called the rebvolt of 1857 as the 'first war of independence' was-

AR.C Majumdar
BS.N. Sen
CV.D. Savarkar
DAshok Mehta

Question 13 of 24

After the revolt of 1857 the British recruited the soldiers from the-

ABrahmins of UP and Bihar
BBengalis and Orrias from the East
CGurkhas, Sikhs and Punjabis in the North
DMadras Presidency and Marathas

Question 14 of 24

Who was the Governor General of lndia during the sepoy Mutiny?

ALord Canning
BLord Dalhousie
CLord Hardings
DLord Lytton

Question 15 of 24

With reference to the revolt of the year 1857 who of the following was betrayed by a friend captured and put to death by the British?

ANana Sahib
BKunwar Singh
CKhan Bahadur Khan
DTantiya Tope

Question 16 of 24

The administrative consequence of the Revolt of 1857 was transfer of power from-

AEast India Company to the British Crown
BBritish Crown to the East India Company
CEast India Company to the Governor General
DBritish Crown to the Board of Directors

Question 17 of 24

The birth place of Maharani Laxmi Bai, the heroine of the 1857 freedom struggle is-

AAgra
BJhansi
CVaranasi
DVrindaban

Question 18 of 24

The revolt of 1857 at Lucknow was led by-

ABegum Hazarat Mahal
BTantia Tope
CRani Laxmi Bai
DNana Sahib

Question 19 of 24

Kunwar Singh led the revolt of 1857 in-

APunjab
BBengal
CBihar
DMaharashtra

Question 20 of 24

The First Governor General and Viceroy of British India eas-

ALord Dalhousie
BJohn Lawrence
CWarren Hastings
DLord Canning

Question 21 of 24

Mangal Pandey fired the first shot of the Revolt of 1857 at

ABarrackpore
BMeerut
CKanpur
DJhansi

Question 22 of 24

Who is the author of the book 'The Last Mughal : The fall of a Dynasty, Delhi, 1857 ?

AJohn Kirkland
BWilliam Dalrymple
CThomas Wilson
DSimon Digby

Question 23 of 24

Consider the following native rulers-n1. Kunwar Singh 2. Nana Sahibn3. Scindhia of Gwalior 4. Nizam of HyderabadnWho among these native rulers did NOT participate in the Revolt of 1857 ?

A1, 2 and 4
B2 and 3
C3 and 4
D1, 2, 3 and 4

Question 24 of 24

Who among the following was known during the days of the Revolt of 1857 as 'Danka Shah' ?

AShah Mal
BMaulavi Ahmudullah Shah
CNana Sahib
DTantia Tope