Cengage Expert Team (CET) Solutions for Chapter: Revolt of 1857, Exercise 1: Practice Questions

With reference to the Revolt of $1857$, who of the following laid siege to Jhansi in March $1857$?

Which one among the following statements is not true about Bahadur Shah Zafar II?

Which one of the following statements regarding the revolt of 1857 is not correct?

Consider the following statements:

1. The annexation of Awadh by Lord Dalhousie in adversely affected the financial conditions of the sepoys.

2. The sepoys were refused foreign territory service allowance ( Bhatta) after the annexation of Awadh.

Which of the statements given above is/ are correct?

Which of the following kingdoms were annexed under the Doctrine of Lapse?
$1$. Satara
$2$. Sambalpur
$3$. Mysore
$4$. Nagpur
Select the correct answer using the code given below:

Consider the following princely states:
$1$. Jhansi
$2$. Sambalpur
$3$. Satara
The correct chronological order in which they were annexed by the British is:

Consider the following statements associated with the Great Uprising of $1857$:
$1$. It was an organised revolt against the British.
$2$. In this uprising, Hindus and Muslims joined hands against the British.
$3$. It was a conspiracy to restore the supremacy of the native rulers of India.

Which of the following was/were the cause(s) of failure of the revolt of 1857?

1. Kings of Kashmir and Nepal helped in suppressing the revolt.

2. Lack of participation by various parts of British India.

3. Lack of coordination in the uprisings in different parts of India.

Select the correct answer using codes given below: