Top PYQ MCQs On The Revolt Of 1857 With Answer

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PYQ MCQs on the Revolt of 1857 Set- 4

46. Who called the Revolt of 1857 a conspiracy? [40th BPSC (Pre) 1995]

[A] Sir James Outram and W. Taylor
[B] Sir John K.
[C] Sir John Lawrence
[D] T.R. Homes

Answer –[A] Sir James Outram and W. Taylor

47. At the time of 1857-Revolt who was the British Commanding Officer at Barrackpore? [UPPCS (RI) 2014]

[A] Henry Lawrence
[B] Colonel Finnis
[C] Hearsey
[D] Sir Hugh Wheeler

Answer – [C] Hearsey

48. The first Indian to write in Indian language on the causes of the uprising of 1857 was [UP Lower Sub. (Pre) 2009]

[A] Syed Ahmed Khan
[B] V.D. Savarkar
[C] Bankim Chandra Chatterjee
[D] None of the above

Answer –[A] Syed Ahmed Khan

49. Who of the following had struggled against Britishers in 1857? [MPPCS (Pre) 2000]

[A] Chandrashekhar Azad
[B] Ramprasad Bilsmil
[C] Shahdat Khan
[D] Makhan Lal Chaturvedi

Answer –[C] Shahdat Khan

50. Match List-I (leaders of the revolt of 1857) with List-II (their areas of operation). [Chhattisgarh PCS (Pre) 2014]

List-I
a) Bakht Khan
b) Maulvi Ahmadullah
c) Kunwar Singh
d) Nana Sahab

List-II

Awadh
Kanpur
Arrah
Delhi

Code
…a) b) c) d)
[A] 3 1 2 4
[B] 3 2 4 1
[C] 4 1 3 2
[D] 4 3 1 2

Answer –[C] 4 1 3 2

51. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer by using the code given below. [UPPCS (Pre) 2010]

List-I
a) Jhansi
b) Lucknow
c) Kanpur
d) Faizabad

List-II

Maulvi Ahmad Shah
Azimullah Khan
Begum Hazrat Mahal
Rani Lakshmi Bai

Code
..a) b) c) d)
[A] 4 3 2 1
[B] 4 2 3 1
[C] 3 4 2 1
[D] 1 2 3 4

Answer – [A] 4 3 2 1

52. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the code given below the lists. [UPRO/ARO (Pre) 2016]

List-I (Name of the Revolutionaries)
a) Nana Saheb
b) Nawab Hamid Ali Khan
c) Maulvi Ahmad Ullah
d) Mani Ram Diwan

List-II (Place)

Delhi
Kanpur
Lucknow
Assam

Code
a) b) c) d)
[A] 1 2 4 3
[B] 1 2 3 4
[C] 2 1 4 3
[D] 2 1 3 4

Answer –[D] 2 1 3 4

53. Consider the following.

Assertion [A]: The first war of Independence in 1857 failed to secure freedom from the British Government.

Reason (R): The leadership of Bahadur Shah Zafar did not have popular support and most of the Indian rulers of important States shied away from the struggle.

Select the correct answer from the code given below. [39th BPSC (Pre) 1994]

Code
[A] Both [A] and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of [A]
[B] Both [A] and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of [A]
[C] [A] is true, but (R) is false
[D] [A] is false, but (R) is true

Answer –[A] Both [A] and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of [A]

54. Which of the following groups did not participate in the revolt of 1857?

1. Agricultural Labour
2. Sahukar
3. Farmers
4. Landlords

Select your answer of the following code. [40th BPSC (Pre) 1995]

[A] Only 1
[B] Only 1 and 2
[C] Only 2
[D] 2 and 4

Answer – [D] 2 and 4

55. Which part of Bihar was unaffected with the Revolt of 1857?

1. Danapur
2. Patna
3. Ara
4. Muzaffarpur
5. Munger

Choose the correct answer from code given below. [41st BPSC (Pre) 1996]

Code
[A] Only 4 and 5
[B] Only 5
[C] Only 4
[D] 3, 4 and 5

Answer –[B] Only 5

56. What was/were the object/objects of Queen Victoria’s Proclamation (1958)?

1. To disclaim any intention to annex the Indian States

2. To place the Indian administration under the British Crown

3. To regulate East India Company’s trade with India

Select the correct answer using the code given below. [IAS (Pre) 2014]

[A] Only 1 and 2
[B] Only 2
[C] Only 1 and 3
[D] 1, 2 and 3

Answer – [A] Only 1 and 2

57. Maharani Lakshmi Bai had combated in last battle against [MPPCS (Pre) 1992]
[A] Hugh Rose
[B] Guff
[C] Niel
[D] Havlock

Answer –[A] Hugh Rose

58. What was the main cause of 1857 revolt? [UPPCS (Pre) 1990]

[A] Public Outrage
[B] Military discontent
[C] Management of Christian Missionaries
[D] Policy of British Empire

Answer – [D] Policy of British Empire

59. With which uprising is Mangal Pandey associated? [UPPCS (Pre) 2010]

[A] Barrackpore
[B] Meerut
[C] Delhi
[D] None of these

Answer – [A] Barrackpore

60. Who among the following was bestowed with the title of Sahebe-Alam Bahadur by Bahadur Shah during the uprising of 1857? [UPRO/ARO (Pre) 2016]

[A] Azimullah
[B] Birjis Qadir
[C] Bakht Khan
[D] Hasan Khan

Answer –[C] Bakht Khan

61. Mangal Pandey incident took place at [Uttarakhand PCS (Mains) 2002]

[A] Meerut
[B] Barrackpore
[C] Ambala
[D] Lucknow

Answer –[B] Barrackpore

62. The first war of Independence (1857) started from [UPPCS (Pre) 1994, 90]

[A] Lucknow
[B] Jhansi
[C] Meerut
[D] Kanpur

Answer –[C] Meerut

63. The first event relating to the war of Independence of 1857 was [UPPCS (Mains) 2008]

[A] Kanpur’s Revolt and taking over the leadership by Nana Saheb
[B] Begum Hazrat Mahal’s leadership of Oudh
[C] Marching of Sepoys to Delhi’s Red Fort
[D] Revolt by Rani of Jhansi

Answer – [C] Marching of Sepoys to Delhi’s Red Fort

64. Symbol of 1857 independence struggle was [MPPCS (Pre) 1990]

[A] Lotus and Chapatis
[B] Eagle
[C] Scarf
[D] Two swords

Answer –[A] Lotus and Chapatis

65. The immediate cause of India’s first war of independence was [RAS/RTS (Pre) 1993]

[A] Doctrine of Lapse by Lord Dalhousie
[B] Suspicion about British interference in religion
[C] Military discontent
[D] Economic exploitation of India

Answer –[B] Suspicion about British interference in religion

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