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ICSE Class 8 The Revolt of 1857 — practice questions

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

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How the revolt unfolded

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Steps
  1. Mangal Pandey hanged at Barrackpore
  2. Meerut sepoys refuse the cartridges
  3. The rising spreads from Meerut
  4. Rebels march into Delhi
  5. The Crown takes over in 1858
Instructions
Tap the events in the order they happened.
_Source: syllabus History, 'When People Revolt: 1857 and After' (hess205)_

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Spot the 1857 lie

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Questions
  1. False statement
    The cartridges were greased with wax
    Statements
    1. The revolt began in May 1857
    2. It spread beginning from Meerut
    3. The cartridges were greased with wax
  2. False statement
    The sepoys welcomed the new cartridges
    Statements
    1. The sepoys welcomed the new cartridges
    2. Lakshmibai of Jhansi joined the fight
    3. Over 3,000 rebels entered Delhi
  3. False statement
    The Company kept full rule until 1947
    Statements
    1. The rising began at Meerut
    2. The Company kept full rule until 1947
    3. Bahadur Shah Zafar was in Delhi
Instructions
One statement in each set is false. Tap it.
_Source: syllabus History, 'When People Revolt: 1857 and After' (hess205)_

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Flip and match 1857 figures

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Matching pairs
  1. A
    Mangal Pandey
    B
    Hanged at Barrackpore
  2. A
    Lakshmibai
    B
    The Rani of Jhansi
  3. A
    Nana Saheb
    B
    An adopted son who rose
  4. A
    Bahadur Shah
    B
    The old king in Delhi
Instructions
Flip cards to match each figure with their story.
_Source: syllabus History, 'When People Revolt: 1857 and After' (hess205)_

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