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Where did the revolt of 1857 begin on 10 May?Read the answer and worked solution →Who was declared Emperor of Hindustan by the rebels in Delhi?Read the answer and worked solution →Which new rifle's cartridges became the immediate flashpoint of 1857?Read the answer and worked solution →Mangal Pandey belonged to which regiment?Read the answer and worked solution →How did the Company punish Mangal Pandey?Read the answer and worked solution →Which soldier restrained Mangal Pandey from continuing his attack?Read the answer and worked solution →The 1856 Enlistment Act made Bengal Army units liable for what?Read the answer and worked solution →Why were Hindu sepoys alarmed by sea voyages?Read the answer and worked solution →In which year was the kingdom of Oudh annexed by the Company?Read the answer and worked solution →After which war did the Company annex the Punjab in 1849?Read the answer and worked solution →Which battle of 1757 gave the Company a firm foothold in eastern India?Read the answer and worked solution →Which Mughal emperor was defeated at Buxar in 1764?Read the answer and worked solution →What sparked the Vellore Mutiny of 1806?Read the answer and worked solution →What did the Doctrine of Lapse deny?Read the answer and worked solution →What had the Rani of Jhansi protested against?Read the answer and worked solution →Who led the rebels at Kanpur (Cawnpore)?Read the answer and worked solution →Kunwar Singh, aged zamindar of Jagdishpur, led the revolt in which region?Read the answer and worked solution →Whom did the Mughal emperor nominate as commander-in-chief of the rebels?Read the answer and worked solution →Where did Rani Lakshmi Bai die in June 1858?Read the answer and worked solution →Who led the Central India Field Force that besieged Jhansi in 1858?Read the answer and worked solution →By the end of which month in 1857 did the Company retake Delhi?Read the answer and worked solution →Where was Bahadur Shah Zafar arrested?Read the answer and worked solution →Where was Bahadur Shah exiled after his trial?Read the answer and worked solution →Which British major had Bahadur Shah's sons shot at the Khooni Darwaza?Read the answer and worked solution →Which 1858 law passed the Company's ruling powers to the Crown?Read the answer and worked solution →After 1858 the Governor-General of India gained which new title?Read the answer and worked solution →Queen Victoria issued her proclamation to Indians on which date?Read the answer and worked solution →When did the British formally declare hostilities ended?Read the answer and worked solution →Which Punjab group, fearing Mughal revival, helped retake Delhi?Read the answer and worked solution →Which presidency army recruited mainly from higher castes like Brahmins and Rajputs?Read the answer and worked solution →

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Where did the revolt of 1857 begin on 10 May?

  1. Lucknow
  2. Barrackpore
  3. Kanpur
  4. Meerut
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Correct answer: D. Meerut

1. The uprising began on 10 May 1857 as a mutiny of sepoys of the Company garrison at Meerut. 2. Barrackpore saw Mangal Pandey's act in March, Lucknow and Kanpur rose later. 3. So Meerut is correct. _Source: Wikipedia, Indian Rebellion of 1857, Meerut_

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Who was declared Emperor of Hindustan by the rebels in Delhi?

  1. Aurangzeb Alamgir
  2. Akbar Shah II
  3. Shah Alam II
  4. Bahadur Shah II
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Correct answer: D. Bahadur Shah II

1. After Meerut the rebels reached Delhi and acknowledged the Mughal ruler Bahadur Shah Zafar. 2. Shah Alam II ruled in 1764, Aurangzeb and Akbar II were long dead or earlier. 3. So Bahadur Shah Zafar is correct. _Source: Wikipedia, Indian Rebellion of 1857, Lead section_

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Which new rifle's cartridges became the immediate flashpoint of 1857?

  1. Lee-Metford rifle
  2. Pattern 1853 Enfield
  3. Brown Bess musket
  4. Martini-Henry rifle
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Correct answer: B. Pattern 1853 Enfield

1. The Pattern 1853 Enfield rifle-musket was introduced into the Bengal Army with pre-greased paper cartridges. 2. The other rifles named were not the weapon at the centre of the affair. 3. So the Pattern 1853 Enfield is correct. _Source: Wikipedia, Indian Rebellion of 1857, The Enfield rifle_

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