PYQ MCQs on the Revolt of 1857 Set- 2
16. Who was the leader of 1857 struggle for freedom in Lucknow? [UPPCS (Re. Exam)(Pre) 2015]
[A] Zeenat Mahal
[B] Nana Saheb
[C] Hazrat Mahal
[D] Tatya Tope
17. Which among the following British officers lost their lives at Lucknow?
1. General John Nicholson
2. General Neil
3. Major Havlock
4. Sir Henry Lawrence
Select the correct answer from the code given below. [UPPCS (Pre) 2008]
Code
[A] 1, 2 and 3
[B] 1, 3 and 4
[C] 2, 3 and 4
[D] All of these
18. The centre of 1857 revolt in Bihar from 15th July, 1857 to 20th January, 1858 was [43rd BPSC (Pre) 1999]
[A] Rampur
[B] Hamirpur
[C] Dheerpur
[D] Jagdishpur
19. The Revolt of 1857 was witnessed by the poet [45th BPSC (Pre) 2001]
[A] Mir Taqi Mir
[B] Zauq
[C] Ghalib
[D] Iqbal
20. Who defeated the joint army of British and Jodhpur during the revolt of 1857? [RAS/RTS (Pre) 1993]
[A] Tatya Tope
[B] Nawab Vazeer Khan of Tonk
[C] Maharaja Ram Singh
[D] Thakur Kushal Singh of Auwa
21. The real name of which one of the following leaders of 1857 was ‘Ram Chandra Pandurang’? [UPPCS (Pre) 2011 UP UDA/LDA (Pre) 2010]
[A] Kunwar Singh
[B] Tatya Tope
[C] Nana Saheb
[D] Mangal Pandey
22. Who was ‘commander-in-chief’ of Nana Saheb? [UP Lower Sub. (Spl)(Pre) 2008]
[A] Azimullah
[B] Birjis Qadir
[C] Tatya Tope
[D] None of these
23. The King of Jagdishpur was: [43rd BPSC (Pre) 1999]
[A] Nana Saheb
[B] Tatya Tope
[C] Lakshmi Bai
[D] Kunwar Singh
24. Who was the prominent Indian Historian who did not accepted 1857 Revolution as a Revolution? [Chhattisgarh PCS (Pre) 2016]
[A] Tarachand
[B] Dr. S.N. Sen
[C] Savarkar
[D] Dr. R.C. Majumdar
25. The educated middle class in India [IAS (Pre) 1998]
[A] Opposed the revolt of 1857
[B] Supported the revolt of 1857
[C] Remained neutral to the revolt of 1857
[D] Fought against native rulers
26. Modern Historian, who called the Revolt of 1857 as the first Independence War was [MPPCS (Pre) 2008]
[A] Dr. R.C. Mazumdar
[B] Dr. S.N. Sen
[C] V.D. Savarkar
[D] Ashok Mehta
27. Who was the Governor-General of India during the Sepoy Mutiny? [IAS (Pre) 2006]
[A] Lord Canning
[B] Lord Dalhousie
[C] Lord Hardinge
[D] Lord Lytton
28. Who has made Allahabad the emergency headquarters in 1857? [UPPCS (Pre) 2005]
[A] Lord Canning
[B] Lord Cornwallis
[C] Lord Wellesley
[D] Lord William Bentinck
29. Which one of the following territories was not affected by the Revolt of 1857? [Uttarakhand PCS (Mains) 2006 IAS (Pre) 2005]
[A] Jhansi
[B] Chittor
[C] Jagdishpur
[D] Lucknow
30. What was the main cause of the failure of the Revolt of 1857? [41st BPSC (Pre) 1996]
[A] Lack of Hindu-Muslim unity
[B] Lack of common strategy and central organization
[C] Its effect was within limited area
[D] Non-participations of Landlords
