General Knowledge

STRUGGLE FOR INDEPENDENCE OF INDIA MCQs

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Question 1. The revolt of 1857 had its beginning in
  1.    Bombay
  2.    Plassey
  3.    Madras
  4.    Meerut
 Discuss Question
Answer is Option D. -> Meerut
Question 2. The roots of the 1857 revolt lay in
  1.    Exploitative land revenue policy
  2.    Blatantly discriminatory policies
  3.    The policy of greased cartridges
  4.    All of these
 Discuss Question
Answer is Option D. -> All of these
Question 3. An effect of the 1857 revolt was that
  1.    The British abandoned their repressive policies
  2.    The spirit of rebellion in Indian was crushed
  3.    The British became totally demoralized
  4.    Unity was forged between the Hindus and Muslims
 Discuss Question
Answer is Option D. -> Unity was forged between the Hindus and Muslims
Question 4. The Revolt of 1857 was started by
  1.    The plantations workers
  2.    The peasants
  3.    The sepoys
  4.    The zamindars
 Discuss Question
Answer is Option C. -> The sepoys
Question 5. The Revolt of 1857 failed mainly because
  1.    of superior resources of the British empire
  2.    it had very little nationalist sentiment
  3.    it was localised, restricted and scattered
  4.    it was poorly organised and the rebels had no common ideal
 Discuss Question
Answer is Option D. -> it was poorly organised and the rebels had no common ideal
Question 6. The Ghadar Party was founded (November 1913) at San Francisco USA by
  1.    Lala Har Dayal
  2.    Madam Bhikaji Cama
  3.    Shyamji Krishana Verma
  4.    Both (a) and (b) above
 Discuss Question
Answer is Option A. -> Lala Har Dayal
Question 7. After the initial success of the Revolt of 1857, the objective for which the leaders of the revolt worked was
  1.    to restore the former glory to the Mughal empire
  2.    each leader wanted to establish his own power in his respective region
  3.    to form a Federation of Indian States under the aegis of Bhadur Shah II
  4.    elimination of foreign rule and return of the old order
 Discuss Question
Answer is Option D. -> elimination of foreign rule and return of the old order
Question 8. The administrative consequence of the Revolt of 1857 was transfered to power from
  1.    British Crown to the Board of Directors
  2.    British Crown to the East India Company
  3.    East India Company to the British Crown
  4.    East India Company to the Governor General
 Discuss Question
Answer is Option C. -> East India Company to the British Crown
Question 9. Govind Dhondu Pant, popularly known was Nanasaheb, and one of the principal leaders of the Revolt of 1857, was the adopted heir and successor of
  1.    Madhav Rao Sindhia
  2.    Peshwa Baji Rao II
  3.    Malhar Rao Holkar
  4.    King of Jhansi
 Discuss Question
Answer is Option B. -> Peshwa Baji Rao II
Question 10. Which of the following pair leader associated with the Revolt of 1857 is not correctly matched?
  1.    Hazrat Mahal : Kanpur
  2.    Kunwar Singh : Bihar
  3.    Bakht Khan : Delhi
  4.    Khan Bahadur Khan : Bareilly
 Discuss Question
Answer is Option A. -> Hazrat Mahal : Kanpur