Freedom Movement : Revolt of 1857

Modern History Topic- Freedom Movement : Revolt of 1857

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1.The main immediate cause of India’s First War of Independence was-
 
A. Lord Dalhousie’s usurpation policy
 
B. Suspicion of British interference in religion
 
C. Soldier Discontent
 
D. Economic Exploitation of india
 
Option”B” is correct
2.What was the original name of Tatya Tope, a leader of the Indian rebellion of 1857?
 
A. Gopal Krishna Gokhale
 
B. Nana Saheb
 
C. Balaji Rao
 
D. Ramchandra Pandurg
 
Option”D” is correct
3.Consider these statements 1. The revolution of 1857 began as a military rebellion. 2. Later its form changed into a mass revolt against the British power, which was called India’s first freedom struggle. Which of the above statements is/are correct?
 
A. only 1
 
B. only 2
 
C. both 1 and 2
 
D. neither 1 nor 2
 
Option”C” is correct
4.Which historian wrote: ‘The so-called First National War of Independence was neither the First, nor the National, nor the War of Independence’?
 
A. R. C. Mazumdar
 
B. S. N. Sen
 
C. V. D. Savarkar
 
D. None of these
 
Option”A” is correct
5.Revolt started in Meerut-
 
A. on 10th May, 1857
 
B. on May 11, 1857
 
C. on June 4, 1857
 
D. on July 3, 1857
 
Option”A” is correct
6.Historians contemporary to 1857 are 1. Munshi Jeevan Lal 2. Durgadas Yanghopadhyay 3. Syed Ahmad Khan 4. Muinuddin
 
A. 1,2 and 3
 
B. 1, 3 and 4
 
C. 2, 3 and 4
 
D. 1, 2, 3 and 4
 
Option”D” is correct
7.In the context of the revolt of 1857, who among the following was betrayed by his friend and who was taken prisoner and killed by the British?
 
A. Nana Saheb
 
B. Kunwar Singh
 
C. khan Bahadur khan
 
D. Tatya Tope
 
Option”D” is correct
8.Which one of the following areas was not affected by the Revolt of 1857?
 
A. Jhansi
 
B. Chittor
 
C. Jagdishpur
 
D. Lucknow
 
Option”B” is correct
9.Assertion (A): The basic weakness of the early national movement was its limited social base. Reason (R) : It fought for the narrow interests of the social groups involved in it.
 
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 correct, but R is incorrect.
 
D. A is wrong, but R is correct.
 
Option”C” is correct
10.In this instance we could not find the Muslims fighting the Hindus. With which one of the following events is this statement of Aitchison related?
 
A. Revolt of 1857
 
B. Champaran Satyagraha, 1917
 
C. Khilafat and Non-Cooperation Movement, 1919-22
 
D. August Revolution of 1942
 
Option”A” is correct