ICSE Class 8 The Revolt of 1857 — practice questions
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Practice ICSE Class 8 The Revolt of 1857 in the app →The great uprising began in:The revolt of 1857 spread beginning from:The sepoys believed the new cartridges were greased with:Mangal Pandey was hanged for attacking his officers at:After rising at Meerut, the rebels marched to which city?On the evening of 3 July 1857, over 3,000 rebels entered Delhi after crossing:In Lucknow, Birjis Qadr was proclaimed leader. He was the son of:Who took an active part in organising the uprising at Lucknow?In Bihar, the old zamindar who joined the rebel sepoys was:Rani Lakshmibai of Jhansi had wanted the Company to recognise:Lucknow was retaken by the British in:Rani Lakshmibai was defeated and killed in:Some of the new army rules angered the sepoys because they violated their:After the revolt, a member of the British Cabinet was appointed:After 1858, the Governor-General of India was given the title of:After the revolt, the proportion of Indian soldiers in the army was:After 1858, ruling chiefs were assured that their territories would:The ruling chiefs were, however, made to acknowledge the British Queen as their:The assurance to ruling chiefs after 1858 covered heirs including:The British also decided after 1858 to respect the people's customary:Loyal landholders were told after the revolt that they would:Bahadur Shah Zafar died in:Alongside the sepoys at Delhi, there also gathered ghazis, meaning:The decision about Bahadur Shah Zafar's future after the revolt was taken by: