Q941. Match List-I (leaders of the revolt of 1857) with List-II (their areas of operation). List-I (a) Bakht Khan (b) Maulvi Ahmadullah (c) Kunwar Singh (d) Nana Sahab List-II 1. Awadh 2. Kanpur 3. Arrah 4. Delhi Code (a) (b) (c) (d)
A 3
B 3
C 4
D 4
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Correct answer: 4
Q942. Who was the prominent Indian Historian who did not accepted 1857 Revolution as a Revolution?
A Tarachand
B Dr. S.N. Sen
C Savarkar
D Dr. R.C. Majumdar
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Correct answer: Dr. R.C. Majumdar
Q943. The statement ‘the so-called first national war of independence was neither first, nor national, nor a war of independence’ is associated with
A R.C. Majumdar
B S.N. Sen
C Tarachand
D V.D. Savarkar
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Correct answer: R.C. Majumdar
Q944. The first Indian to write in Indian language on the causes of the uprising of 1857 was
A Syed Ahmed Khan
B V.D. Savarkar
C Bankim Chandra Chatterjee
D None of the above
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Correct answer: Syed Ahmed Khan
Q945. Modern Historian, who called the Revolt of 1857 as the first Independence War was
A Dr. R.C. Mazumdar
B Dr. S.N. Sen
C V.D. Savarkar
D Ashok Mehta
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Correct answer: V.D. Savarkar
Q946. The British were able to suppress the uprising of 1857 in Rajput state because
A The local Rajput rulers did not support revolutionary
B The educated middle class supported the British
C The soldiers in cantonments were not prepared to accept leadership of revolution from outside Rajasthan
D The newspaper could not project the true aim of revolution
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Correct answer: The local Rajput rulers did not support revolutionary
Q947. First freedom struggle of 1857 failed because
A There was lackness of the unity of purpose in Indian sepoys
B Generally, Native Kings supported British
C British Soldiers were better equipped and organised rather than Indians
D All of the above
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Correct answer: All of the above
Q948. Who was the British Prime Minister during the Revolt of 1857?
A Churchill
B Palmerston
C Attlee
D Gladstone
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Correct answer: Palmerston
Q949. At the time of 1857-Revolt who was the British Commanding Officer at Barrackpore?
A Henry Lawrence
B Colonel Finnis
C Hearsey
D Sir Hugh Wheeler
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Correct answer: Hearsey
Q950. Which one of the following territories was not affected by the Revolt of 1857?
A Jhansi
B Chittor
C Jagdishpur
D Lucknow
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Correct answer: Chittor
Q951. The educated middle class in India
A Opposed the revolt of 1857
B Supported the revolt of 1857
C Remained neutral to the revolt of 1857
D Fought against native rulers
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Correct answer: Remained neutral to the revolt of 1857
Q952. Who among the following was not associated with the Revolt of 1857?
A Tatya Tope
B Rani Lakshmi Bai
C Bahadur Shah Jafar
D Bhagat Singh
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Correct answer: Bhagat Singh
Q953. Original residence of Eminent Urdu Poet Mirza Ghalib was
A Agra
B Delhi
C Lahore
D Lucknow
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Correct answer: Agra
Q954. The Revolt of 1857 was witnessed by the poet
A Mir Taqi Mir
B Zauq
C Ghalib
D Iqbal
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Correct answer: Ghalib
Q955. Which amongst the following place was not a centre of the revolution of 1857?
A Ajmer
B Jaipur
C Neemuch
D Auwa
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Correct answer: Jaipur
Q956. Who defeated the joint army of British and Jodhpur during the revolt of 1857?
A Tatya Tope
B Nawab Vazeer Khan of Tonk
C Maharaja Ram Singh
D Thakur Kushal Singh of Auwa
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Correct answer: Thakur Kushal Singh of Auwa
Q957. The King of Jagdishpur was
A Nana Saheb
B Tatya Tope
C Lakshmi Bai
D Kunwar Singh
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Correct answer: Kunwar Singh
Q958. Which person of Jagdishpur took the lead of revolutionaries during the revolt of 1857 A.D.?
A Kunwar Singh
B Chandra Shekhar
C Tirath Singh
D Ram Singh
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Correct answer: Kunwar Singh
Q959. The centre of 1857 revolt in Bihar from 15th July, 1857 to 20th January, 1858 was
A Rampur
B Hamirpur
C Dheerpur
D Jagdishpur
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Correct answer: Jagdishpur
Q960. When did Queen Victoria declare the taking over of Indian Administration under British crown?
A 1 November, 1858
B 31 December, 1857
C 6 January, 1958
D 17 November, 1859
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Correct answer: 1 November, 1858