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STRUGGLE FOR INDEPENDENCE OF INDIA MCQs

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Question 11. Who are among the following leaders of the Revolt of 1857 managed to escape to Nepal? I. Kunwar SinghII. Nana SahabIII. Begum of AwadhIV. Bakht Khan
  1.    II and IV
  2.    I and II
  3.    I and IV
  4.    II and III
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option D. -> II and III
Question 12. Who was the author of the Book, the Indian War of Independence, 1857?
  1.    R.C. Majumdar
  2.    V.D. Savarkar
  3.    Sir Syed Ahmad Khan
  4.    R.S Sharma
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> V.D. Savarkar
Question 13. I. The rebels lacked effective leadership.II. They did not get the support of the civilian people anywhere in the country.III. There was no central organisation to guide them.IV. Their military equipment was inferior to that of the English.Which of these statements is/are correct related the causes for the failure of the Great Revolt of 1857?
  1.    II, III & IV
  2.    I, III & IV
  3.    I, II & III
  4.    III & IV
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> I, III & IV
Question 14. Which among the following place, was not an important centre of the Revolt of 1857 ?
  1.    Agra
  2.    Lucknow
  3.    Kanpur
  4.    Jhansi
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> Agra
Question 15. One of the earliest and the best known mutinies before the Revolt of 1857 was
  1.    Sholapur Mutiny (1838)
  2.    Assam Soldiers Mutiny (1824)
  3.    Indian Soldiers Mutiny at Vellore (1806)
  4.    the Native Infantry Mutiny (1824)
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> Indian Soldiers Mutiny at Vellore (1806)
Question 16. The Revolt of 1857 in Awadh and Lucknow was led by
  1.    Begum Hazrat Mahal
  2.    Wajid Ali Shah
  3.    Asaf-ud-daula
  4.    Begum Zeenat Mahal
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> Begum Hazrat Mahal
Question 17. Which of the following statements best explains the nature of revolt of 1857?
  1.    The last effort of the old political order to regain power
  2.    Mutiny of a section of sepoys of the British Army
  3.    An effort to establish a limited Indian nation
  4.    A struggle of the common people to overthrow common rule
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> The last effort of the old political order to regain power
Question 18. The 1857 revolt did not acquire much intensity in
  1.    Awadh
  2.    Delhi
  3.    Bombay
  4.    The Chambal Region
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> Bombay
Question 19. Name the Mughal emperor occupying the throne of Delhi when the revolt of 1857 took place
  1.    Bahadur Shah Zafar
  2.    Jahandar Shah
  3.    Shah Alam II
  4.    Humayun
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> Bahadur Shah Zafar
Question 20. Which of the following upheavals took place In Bengal immediately after the revolt of 1857?
  1.    Santhal rebellion
  2.    Pabna disturbances
  3.    Indigo disturbances
  4.    Sanyasi rebellion
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> Indigo disturbances

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