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SSC CHSL Indian History Timeline — practice questions — page 3

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Bahadur Shah Zafar was sent to prison in October 1858 at:Read the answer and worked solution →Rani Lakshmibai was defeated and killed in:Read the answer and worked solution →After escaping to central India, Tantia Tope fought a:Read the answer and worked solution →The British regained control of the country by the end of:Read the answer and worked solution →The Act of 1858 transferred the powers of the East India Company to the:Read the answer and worked solution →After 1858 the Governor-General of India was also given the title of:Read the answer and worked solution →After 1857, ruling chiefs were allowed to pass on their kingdoms to heirs including:Read the answer and worked solution →After 1857 more soldiers were recruited from Gurkhas, Sikhs and:Read the answer and worked solution →The Paik uprising at Khurda broke out on 29 March of:Read the answer and worked solution →Catch the 1857 leadersRead the answer and worked solution →Pop the 1857 centresRead the answer and worked solution →Find the real nameRead the answer and worked solution →Slice the 1857 wordsRead the answer and worked solution →Before or after 1857Read the answer and worked solution →Which centreRead the answer and worked solution →Type the yearRead the answer and worked solution →1857 bingoRead the answer and worked solution →

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Bahadur Shah Zafar was sent to prison in October 1858 at:

  1. Andaman
  2. Calcutta
  3. Lahore
  4. Rangoon
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Correct answer: D. Rangoon

1. He was tried and sentenced to life imprisonment. 2. His wife Begum Zinat Mahal went with him. 3. They were sent to Rangoon. _Source: syllabus History, Our Pasts III, Chapter 5, When People Rebel, 1857 and After._

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Rani Lakshmibai was defeated and killed in:

  1. June 1858
  2. March 1858
  3. May 1857
  4. End of 1859
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Correct answer: A. June 1858

1. Lucknow fell in March 1858. 2. Jhansi's queen fought on for three more months. 3. She was killed in June 1858. _Source: syllabus History, Our Pasts III, Chapter 5, When People Rebel, 1857 and After._

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After escaping to central India, Tantia Tope fought a:

  1. Trench battle
  2. Guerrilla war
  3. Naval battle
  4. Siege battle
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Correct answer: B. Guerrilla war

1. He took to the jungles. 2. Tribal and peasant leaders supported him. 3. He fought a guerrilla war. _Source: syllabus History, Our Pasts III, Chapter 5, When People Rebel, 1857 and After._

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