REBELS AND THE RAJ ( MCQs, SHORT & LONG QUESTIONS AND MAP WORK) TERM-II 2022
REBELS AND THE RAJ
( MCQs ASSERTION REASON MCQs, CASE STUDY MCQs, SHORT AND LONG QUESTIONS AND MAP WORK)
STAND ALONE MCQs (1 Mark each)
Q. 1. Which one of the following statements was not a justified reason for the annexation of Awadh by British in 1857?
(A) Wajid Ali Shah was unpopular ruler.
(B) Subsidiary Alliance System was accepted by Wajid Ali Shah at ease.
(C) Mangal Pandey initiated the revolt from Awadh.
(D) Material benefits were given to the taluqdars by the British.
Ans. Option (A) is correct.
Q. 2. In which year was the system of Sati abolished?
(A) 1829 (B) 1857 (C) 1856 (D) 1833
Ans. Option (A) is correct.
Q. 3. Who among the following had initiated the Revolt of 1857?
(A) Money Lenders (B) Mughal Rulers (C) Sepoys (D) Village Panchayats
Ans. Option (C) is correct.
Q. 4. Who led the Revolt of 1857 in Kanpur?
(A) Peshwa Baji Rao II (B) Rani Laxmi Bai (C) Bahadur Shah Zafar (D) Nana Sahib
Ans. Option (D) is correct.
Q. 5. Match the following:
List-I List-II
(i) Delhi (a) Birjis Qadr
(ii) Kanpur (b) Kunwar Singh
(iii) Arrah (c) Bahadur Shah
(iv) Lucknow (d) Nana Sahib
Options: (i) (ii) (iii) (iv)
(A) (b) (c) (a) (d)
(B) (c) (d) (b) (a)
(C) (a) (b) (c) (d)
(D) (d) (b) (c) (a)
Ans. Option (B) is correct.
Q. 6. With which fruit did Lord Dalhousie compare the kingdom of Awadh with?
(A) Apple (B) Pineapple (C) Cherry (D) Strawberry
Ans. Option (C) is correct.
Q. 7. The Kingdom of Awadh was formally annexed to the British Empire in:
(A) 1846 (B) 1856 (C) 1866 (D) None of the Above
Ans. Option (B) is correct.
Q. 8. Which of the following statement(s) is/are correct regarding the Revolt of 1857?
(i) In the afternoon of 10 May 1857, the sepoys in the cantonment of Meerut broke out in mutiny, which began in the lines of the native infantry, spread very swiftly to the cavalry and then to the city.
(ii) The ordinary people of the town and surrounding villages joined the sepoys.
(iii) The sepoys captured the bell of arms and proceeded to attack white people. They ransack and burn their bungalows and property.
(iv) The sepoys arrived at the gates of the Red Fort early in the morning on 11 May.
(A) Only (i) (B) (i) and (ii) (C) (iii) and (iv) (D) All of the above
Ans. Option (D) is correct.
Q. 9. What is the correct meaning of the word ‘'Bell of arms’?
(A) To look through thoroughly in often a rough way
(B) Full of energy and life
(C) sharp or stinging
(D) A storeroom in which weapons are kept
Ans. Option (D) is correct.
Q. 10. Identify this Governor General.
(A) Governor General Lord William Bentinct.
(B) Governor General Henry Hardinge
(C) Governor General Lord Dalhousie
(D) Governor General Warren Hastings
Ans. Option (B) is correct.
Q. 11. Which one of the following is not correctly match?
(A) Mutiny: A collective disobedience of rules and regulations within the armed forces
(B) Revolt: A rebellion of people against established authority and power. The terms ‘revolt’ and ‘rebellion’ can be used synonymously.
(C) Firangi: A term of Turkish origin, is used in Urdu and Hindi, often in a derogatory sense, to designate foreigners.
(D) Bell of arms: A storeroom in which weapons are kept
Ans. Option (C) is correct.
Q. 12. Which of the following statement(s) is /are incorrect about Nawab Wajid Ali Shah?
(i) Nawab Wajid Ali Shah was dethroned and exiled to Calcutta on the plea that the region was being misgoverned.
(ii) Wajid Ali Shah was an unpopular ruler.
(iii) When he left his beloved Lucknow, there were many who followed him all the way to Kanpur singing songs of lament.
(iv) The removal of the Nawab led to the unification of the court and its culture.
Identify the incorrect options.
(A) Only (i) (B) (i) and (ii) (C) (iii) and (iv) (D) (ii) and (iv)
Ans. Option (D) is correct.
Q. 13. Who was the prominent leader in Delhi during the Revolt of 1857?
(A) Begum Hazrat Mahal (B) Rani Laxmi Bai
(C) Kuwar Singh
(D) Bahadur Shah Zafar
Ans. Option (D) is correct.
Q. 14. Which among the following was not one of the rumours and prophecies of the 19th century. (A) New cartridges were greased with the fat of cows and pigs spread like wildfire across the sepoy lines of North India.
(B) There was the rumour that the British government had hatched a gigantic conspiracy to destroy the caste and religion of Hindus and Muslims.
(C) The rumours said, the British had mixed the bone dust of dogs and goats into the flour that was sold in the market.
(D) There was fear and suspicion that the British wanted to convert Indians to Christianity.
Ans. Option (C) is correct.
Q. 15. Birjis Qadr was the younger son of .................. .
(A) Nawab Shaukat Ali (B) Nawab Siraj-ud-daula
(C) Nawab Mir Ali (D) Nawab Wajid Ali Shah
Ans. Option (D) is correct.
Q. 16. Awadh and Satara were captured under ................. .
(A) Doctrine of Lapse (B) Subsidiary Alliance
(C) Issue of Misgovernance (D) Mahalwari System
Ans. Option (A) is correct.
Q. 17. Which of these was the reason for Nana Saheb’s joining in the revolt of 1857?
(A) The British refused him the pension of Peshwa Baji Rao II.
(B) The British captured Awadh
(C) The British captured Jhansi under the Doctrine of Lapse
(D) Nana Saheb refused to accept Subsidiary Alliance.
Ans. Option (A) is correct.
Q. 18. Who was the prominent leader in Jagdishpur, Bihar during the Revolt of 1857?
(A) Begum Hazrat Mahal (B) Rani Laxmi Bai
(C) Kuwar Singh (D) Bahadur Shah Zafar
Ans. Option (C) is correct.
Q. 19. Who had started the Home Rule Movement in India?
(A) Annie Besant (B) Bal Gangadhar Tilak
(C) Subhash Chandra Bose (D) V. D. Savarkar
Ans. Option (A) is correct
Q. 20. Which of the following is an incorrect match for the Centre of the revolt and their leaders?
(A) Gonoo-Kol tribals (B) Kanpur-Nana Sahib
(C) Jhansi-Rani Lakshmi Bai (D) Awadh-Shah Mal
Ans. Option (D) is correct.
Q. 21. Which of the following statements was not a justified reason for the annexation of Awadh by the British in 1857?
(A) Wajid Ali was the unpopular ruler.
(B) Subsidiary Alliance system was accepted by Wajid Ali Shah at ease.
(C) Mangal Pandey initiated the revolt from Awadh.
(D) Material benefits were given to the taluqdars by the British.
Ans. Option (C) is correct.
Q. 22. The famous painting ‘Relief of Lucknow’ commemorating the British heroes who repressed the Rebels was painted by ................. .
(A) Henry Lawrence (B) Thomas Jones Barker (C) Joseph Patron (D) Francie Grant
Ans. Option (B) is correct.
Q. 23. “In Memoriam” was dedicated by the artist to the Christian heroism of “British Ladies in India during the Mutiny of 1857. Who was the artist of this famous art?
(A) Henry Lawrence (B) Thomas Jones Barker
(C) Joseph Noel Paton (D) Francie Grant
Ans. Option (C) is correct.
ASSERTION AND REASON BASED MCQs (1 Mark each)
Directions : In the following questions, a statement of Assertion (A) is followed by a statement of Reason (R). Mark the correct choice as:
(A) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
(B) Both A and R are true but R is NOT the correct explanation of A.
(C) A is correct but R is wrong.
(D) A is wrong and R is correct.
Q. 1. Assertion (A): There were similarities in the pattern of the revolt in different places.
Reason (R): Sepoys lived in lines and shared a common lifestyle and that many of them came from the same caste
Ans. Option (A) is correct.
Q. 2. Assertion (A): To fight the British, leadership and organisation were required
Reason (R): Rumours and prophecies played a part in moving people to action.
Ans. Option (B) is correct.
Q. 3. Assertion (A): Ordinary people, peasants began joining the revolt, the targets of attack widened. In major towns like Lucknow, Kanpur and Bareilly, money- lenders and the rich also became the objects of rebel wrath. In most places their houses were looted and destroyed.
Reason (R): Ordinary people not only saw the money-lenders and rich as oppressors but also as allies of the British.
Ans. Option (A) is correct.
Q. 4. Assertion (A): In towns and cantonments, sepoys and the common people refused to touch the atta.
Reason (R): There was fear and suspicion that the British wanted to convert Indians to Christianity. Panic spread fast.
Ans. Option (A) is correct.
Q. 5. Assertion (A): The relationship of the sepoys with their superior white officers underwent a significant change in the years preceding the uprising of 1857.
Reason (R): The officers developed a sense of superiority and started treating the sepoys as their racial inferiors, riding roughshod over their sensibilities.
Ans. Option (A) is correct.
Q. 6. Assertion (A): Awadh was, in fact, called the “Nursery of the Bengal Army’’.
Reason (R): The large majority of the sepoys of the Bengal Army were recruited from the villages of Awadh and eastern Uttar Pradesh. Many of them were Brahmins or from the “upper” castes.
Ans. Option (A) is correct.
Q. 7. Assertion (A): The British became increasingly interested in acquiring the territory of Awadh.
Reason (R): They felt that the soil there was good for producing tea and coffee, and the region was ideally located to be developed into the principal market of Upper India.
Ans. Option (C) is correct.
Q. 8. Assertion (A): Many of the taluqdars were loyal to the Nawab of Awadh, and they joined Begum Hazrat Mahal (the wife of the Nawab) in Lucknow to fight the British; some even remained with her in defeat.
Reason (R): Large areas of Awadh were heavily overassessed. The increase of revenue demand in some places was from 30 to 70 percent. Thus, neither taluqdars nor peasants had any reasons to be happy with the annexation.
Ans. Option (A) is correct.
Q. 9. Assertion (A): Historians till now have continued to discuss rebel actions primarily through accounts written by the British.
Reason (R): There are many rebel proclamations and notifications, as also some letters that rebel leaders wrote. However, historians prefer to study British documents rather than the rebel’s account.
Ans. Option (C) is correct.
Q. 10. Assertion (A): The stories of the revolt that were published in British newspapers and magazines narrated in gory detail the violence of the mutineers – and these stories inflamed public feelings and provoked demands of retribution and revenge.
Reason (R): One important record of the mutiny is the pictorial images produced by the British and Indians: paintings, pencil drawings, etchings, posters, cartoons, etc.
Ans. Option (A) is correct.
Q. 11. Assertion (A) : The Commissioner of Lucknow Henry Lawrence, killed but the Residency continued to be defended under the command of Colonel Inglis.
Reason (R): When the rebel forces besieged Lucknow, Henry Lawrence, the Commissioner of Lucknow, collected the Christian population and took refuge in the heavily fortified Residency.
Ans. Option (A) is correct.
Q. 12. Assertion (A): The national movement in the twentieth century drew its inspiration from the events of 1857.
Reason (R): All sections of the people of India came together to fight against imperial rule. Art and literature, as much as the writing of history, have helped in keeping alive the memory of 1857.
Ans. Option (A) is correct.
CASE-BASED MCQs
I. Read the following excerpt carefully and answer the following questions :
Rumours and prophecies played a part in moving people to action. The Sepoys who had arrived in Delhi from Meerut had told Bahadur Shah about the bullets coated with the fat of cow and pigs and that biting those bullets would corrupt their caste and religion. They were referring to the cartridges of the Enfield Rifles that had just been given to them. The British tried to explain to the Sepoys that this was not the case but the rumour of greased cartridge spread like wild fire across the Sepoy lines of North India.
Q. 1. Why did the Sepoys marched to Delhi from Meerut?
(A) The Governor General of East India company lived in Delhi.
(B) Delhi was the seat and symbol of Mughal authority
(C) Rani Laxmi Bai urged the Sepoys to move to Delhi.
(D) The greased cartridges were being made in Delhi.
Ans. Option (B) is correct.
Q. 2. How did the rumour of greased cartridges spread like wild fire across the cantonments?
(A) The cantonments were connected through the Telegraph Lines.
(B) The cantonments published their own newspapers, in which this was reported.
(C) This news was broadcasted on the Television.
(D) All of the above
Ans. Option (A) is correct.
Q. 3. Choose the correct option.
Assertion (A): According to the rumour the cartridges were greased with the fat of cows and pigs.
Reason (R): The Sepoys refused to use these cartridges because for Hindu Sepoys, cow was a revered animal and for the Muslims the pig was a hated animal.
(A) Both A and R are correct and R is the correct explanation of A.
(B) Both A and R are correct but R is not the correct explanation of A.
(C) A is wrong but R is correct.
(D) R is wrong but A is correct.
Ans. Option (A) is correct.
Q. 4. Consider the following statements :
(a) The greased cartridges were to be used in the new Enfield Rifles.
(b) The British officers tried to explain to the Sepoys that cartridges were not greased. It was just a rumour.
Choose the correct option:
(A) Only (a) is correct (B) Both (a) and (b) are correct.
(C) Only (b) is correct. (D) Neither (a) nor (b) is correct
Ans. Option (B) is correct.
MAP WORK
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