CBSE Class 12 (Arts) Rebels and the Raj: 1857 Revolt and its Representations — practice questions
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Practice CBSE Class 12 (Arts) Rebels and the Raj: 1857 Revolt and its Representations in the app →On which date did the sepoys of Meerut break out in mutiny?Whom did the rebels declare Emperor of Hindustan at Delhi?In which Muslim holy month did the sepoys reach the Red Fort?What was the 'bell of arms' in a cantonment?In rebel usage, whom did the word firangi designate?In the history of 1857, what does 'mutiny' mean?The term 'revolt' in 1857 refers mainly to whose uprising?What usually signalled the start of a mutiny in a cantonment?In which languages were the rebels' proclamations put up?Why were moneylenders attacked by rebels in Lucknow and Kanpur?How did one British officer describe British rule in mid-1857?To which regiment did the 7th Awadh Irregular Cavalry write?What did a police inspector's meeting with a Bijnor tahsildar show?How was the fate of Captain Hearsey settled by the sepoys?Charles Ball noted nightly panchayats in the sepoy lines of which place?What was Bahadur Shah's first reaction to the sepoys' request?Nana Sahib of Kanpur was the successor to which Peshwa?Whom did Lucknow hail as leader once British rule fell?Kunwar Singh, a rebel leader, was a zamindar of which place?Shah Mal mobilised villagers of which pargana in Uttar Pradesh?Rebels defeated British forces under which man at Chinhat?Where was a khalasi reported to have spoken of greased cartridges?Why did sepoys and townspeople refuse to touch market atta?The prophecy of 1857 said British rule would end on the centenary of which battle?What was passed from village to village as a mysterious omen?Which custom did a British law abolish in 1829?Which Governor General led reforming policies from the late 1820s?How did Dalhousie describe Awadh in 1851?In which year was Awadh formally annexed to the British Empire?In which year was the Subsidiary Alliance imposed on Awadh?Who devised the Subsidiary Alliance system in 1798?Under a Subsidiary Alliance, who bore the cost of the British force?What was a 'Resident' in a princely state?Which crops did the British think Awadh's soil suited?To which city was Nawab Wajid Ali Shah exiled?Mourners followed the exiled Nawab from Lucknow as far as where?Who lost their livelihood when the Awadh court was dissolved?What did the British do to Awadh's taluqdars right after annexation?What was the first British land revenue settlement in Awadh called?Before British rule, taluqdars held what share of Awadh's villages?By how much did revenue demand rise in some over-assessed Awadh areas?How did white officers generally treat sepoys in the 1820s?What changed in officer-sepoy relations from the 1840s?Which region was called the 'nursery of the Bengal Army'?Which Raja sheltered a British officer yet marched against the British?What was an ishtahar issued by rebel leaders?Bahadur Shah's proclamation urged people to fight under whose standards?How much did the British spend at Bareilly to split Hindus from Muslims?On what date was the Azamgarh Proclamation issued?What did the Azamgarh Proclamation say of zemindary settlements?Which cause did the Azamgarh Proclamation give for artisans' ruin?A surviving petition of rebel sepoys said they fought to protect what?Which world did rebel authorities in Delhi and Lucknow try to restore?What was imposed on North India by the Acts of May and June 1857?In which month of 1857 did the British finally recapture Delhi?What share of adult males in Awadh did officer Forsyth estimate rebelled?In which month was Awadh finally brought under British control?Over 2000 rebel sepoys died at which Lucknow garden in 1857?Who painted 'Relief of Lucknow' in 1859?Who, as new Commander, finally rescued the besieged Lucknow garrison?Who painted 'In Memoriam', showing helpless English women and children?Which Governor General was mocked in the British press for leniency?Which method of public execution was used on rebel sepoys in 1857?Which British journal published the cartoon 'The Clemency of Canning'?How did later nationalist writing describe the revolt of 1857?Whose lines praise the Rani of Jhansi as 'Jhansi wali rani'?Where were the rebels defeated on 20 June 1858?Which Act ended Company rule and brought in Crown rule?Who headed the India Office created after the revolt?What new title did the Governor-General of India gain after 1858?Which monarch issued a proclamation to Indians on 1 November 1858?To which city was Bahadur Shah II exiled after his trial for treason?How many of 74 regular Bengal Native Infantry regiments escaped mutiny or disbandment?After 1857, the British recruited more from which 'martial races'?Which rifle's greased cartridges are seen as the flashpoint of 1857?Which unit did Mangal Pandey belong to?How many troopers of the 3rd Light Cavalry were court-martialled on 9 May?Which castes mainly filled the Bengal Army before 1857?Roughly how many sepoys served in the Company's army before the revolt?