The Revolt of 1857 was the first step-stone towards the Independence of India from the British Colonial Empire. It occurred during the governor generalship of Lord Canning.The revolt of 1857 was a combination of many causes like social,economic,religious and military causes. Mcqs on Revolt of 1857 is important for all competitive exams such as UPSC SSC,CGL, PSC and railways exams
Mcqs on Revolt of 1857
Q1. Which of the following was the Political cause of Revolt 1857?
A. Corruption in company’s administration
B. Doctrine of Lapse
C. Heavy taxation
D. None of the above
Q2. Who was the Governor General during the 1857 revolt?
A. Lord Canning
B. Lord Irwin
C. Lord Dolhousie
D. Lord Willington
Q3. Where did the Revolt 1857 begin first?
A. Agra
B. Lucknow
C. Meerut
D. Bengal
Q4. Who was the leader of the revolt of 1857 in bihar?
A. Begum Hazrat Mahal
B. Abdul Ali Khan
C. Maulvi Ahmadullah
D. Kunwar Singh
Q5. Who was the leader of the revolt of 1857 in kanpur?
A. Nana Saheb
B. Tainta Tope
C. Begum Hazrat Mahal
D. Maulvi Liyakat Ali
Q6. Who was the leader of the revolt of 1857 in Lucknow?
A. Bahadur Shah Zafar
B. Tainta Tope
C. Begum Hazrat Mahal
D. Kunwar Singh
Q7. Who was the leader of the revolt of 1857 in Jhansi?
A. Begum Hazrat Mahal
B. Tainta Tope
C. Rani Laxmibai
D. Sevi Singh
Q8. Who was the first martyr of the revolt of 1857?
A. Pritilata Waddedar
B. Mangal Pandey
C. Rani Laxmibai
D. Khudiram
Q9. What was the immediate cause of the revolt of 1857
A. Doctrine of Lapse
B. Military discontent
C. The introduction of new Enfield Rifles
D. Economic exploitation
Q10. Who among the following was the leader of the revolt during 1857 at bareilly?
A. Tainta Tope
B. Nana Saheb
C. Khan Bahadur
D. Kunwar Singh
Q11. Who amongst the following was the leader of the revolt 1857 at Allahabad?
A. Tainta Tope
B. Nana Saheb
C. Azimullah
D. Maulvi Liyaqat Ali
Q12. Who was the commander in chief of Nana sahib?
A. Tainta Tope
B. Azimullah
C. Khan Bahadur
D. Birjis Qadir
Q13. Who was known as Kranti Doot?
A. Rani Laxmi Bai
B. Azimullah Khan
C. Rani Laxmi Bai
D. Birjis Qadir
Q14, Who was the British commanding officer at Barrackpore during the revolt of 1857?
A. Colonel Finnis
B. General Dalzell
C. Henry Lawrence
D. General Hearsey
Q15. Who was the Prime Minister of Britain during the Revolt of 1857?
A. Palmerston
B. Attlee
C. Henry Lawrence
D. General Dalzell
Q16. Which amongst the following territories was not affected by the Revolt of 1857?
A. Agra
B. Lucknow
C. Chittor
D. Bengal
Q17. What was the role of the educated middle class in India during the revolt 1857?
A. Supported the revolt of 1857
B. Opposed the revolt of 1857
A. Remained neutral to the revolt of 1857
D. Fought against native rulers
Q18. Which among the following was the main cause of the failure of the Revolt of 1857?
A. Its effect was within limited area
B. Non-participations of Landlords
A. Lack of Hindu-Muslim unity
D. Lack of common strategy and central organisation
Q19. Modern Historian, who called the Revolt of 1857 as the first War Independence?
A. Dr. R.C. Mazumdar
B. Dr. S.N. Sen
A. Ashok Mehta
D. V.D. Savarkar
Q20. Which of the following did not participate in the revolt of 1857?
A. Landlords
B. Agricultural Labour
A. Farmers
D. All of the above
Q21. Who among the following was bestowed with the title of Saheb-e- Alam Bahadur by Bahadur Shah during the revolt of 1857?
A. Hasan Khan
B. Bakht Khan
A. Abdullah khan
D. Azimullah khan
Q22. Who described Laxmi Bai as ‘the best and bravest military leader of the rebel?
A. Colonel Finni
B. Sir Huge Rose
C. Henry Lawrence
D. Benjamin Disrarely
Q23. Who wrote the book ‘Causes of Indian Revolt’?
A. Sayyed Ahmad Khan
B. R.C. Muzumdar
C. P.C. Joshi
D. S.N. Sen
Q24. “what began as a fight for religion ended as a war for independence” whose words are these?
A. V .D. Sarvarkar
B. R.C. Muzumdar
C. P.C. Joshi
D. S.N. Sen
Q25. What was the impact of Revolt 1857?
A. The British pursued the policy of divide and rule
B. The British Governor-General of India was now also given the title of Viceroy
C. Total expense of the suppression was thrown on the Indian people
D. All of them
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