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  • Question 1
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    Who was the leader of the revolt  of 1857 in Bihar?
    Solution
    Kunwar Singh led the Indian Rebellion of 1857 in Bihar. He was nearly eighty and in failing health when he was called upon to take up arms.
  • Question 2
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    As per the Parliament Act of 1858?
    Solution
    The Government of India Act 1858, marked the beginning of new chapter in the constitutional history of India. The Act known as the Act for the Good Government of India,  provided for liquidation of East India Company, and transferred the powers of government, territories and revenues to the British Crown.
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    Which of the following is not one of the reasons for the Failure of the Revolt of 1857?
    Solution
    The sepoys lacked courage and heroism is not one of the reasons for the Failure of the Revolt of 1857. 
     Reasons for Failure of 1857 Revolt : 
    1.Lack of Planning and Co-ordination. 
    2.Weak Leadership of the 1857 Mutiny. 
    3.Superior British Army. 
    4.Limited Supplies and Lack of Modern Communication. 
    5.Lack of Societal Alternative.
  • Question 4
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    When did the Revolt of 1857 break out?
    Solution
    The rebellion began on 10 May 1857 in the form of a mutiny of sepoys  of the Company's army in the garrison town of Meerut, 40 miles northeast of Delhi. It then erupted into other mutinies and civilian rebellions chiefly in the upper Gangetic plain and central India, though incidents of revolt also occurred farther north and east.
  • Question 5
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    _______ was the adopted son of Peshwa Baji Rao II.
    Solution
    Nana Saheb was the adopted son of Peshwa Baji Rao II. He was an adopted son of the exiled Maratha Peshwa Baji Roa II. Nana Sahib was born as Dhondu Pant, was an Indian Maratha fighter, who led the rebellion in Kanpur during the 1857 uprising.
  • Question 6
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    The Indian soldiers were assigned to __________ places without any additional pay.
    Solution
    The Indian soldiers in the British army were unhappy. They were not allowed to wear their traditional and religious symbols and head gears. They were paid a meager salary and had no promotion options. But the wages were high for the British officers and they were provided good facilities. The Indian soldiers were assigned to distant places without any additional pay. As per the Lord Canning's Common Civil Rules Act, the Soldiers were expected to work in distant places as per the orders. This created created resentment in the Indian soldiers.
  • Question 7
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    The missionaries who came to India during the 19th Century, from the West mainly belonged to which of the following religions ?
    Solution
    The missionaries who came to India during the 19th Century, from the West mainly belonged to Christianity. In the early 19th century in India, William Carey, Joshua Marshman, and William Ward came as a missionaries, their fundamental approach included translating the Scriptures, printing Christian literature as they were believer of Christianity.
  • Question 8
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    Under which policy the British wanted to rule over Jhansi?
    Solution
    Doctrine of Lapse was an annexation policy purportedly used by Lord Dalhousie as per which any princely state or territory under the British East India Company would automatically be annexed if the ruler died without a male heir. It was also applied to Jhansi when its ruler Raja Gangadhar Rao died without a natural heir and the British refused to recognize his adopted son as his heir.
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    Rani Laxmi Bai died fighting the British in the Battle of __________.
    Solution
    Rani Lakshmi Bai was one of the leading warriors of India's first struggle for independence. She was one of the leading figures of the Indian Rebellion of 1857 and a symbol of resistance to the rule of the British East India Company in the subcontinent. She fought courageously against the British and eventually lost her life in battle on June 18th 1858 in Gwalior.
  • Question 10
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    What was the grievest cause of discontent among soldiers before the revolt of 1857?
    Solution
    The question of promotion and pay was the grievest cause of discontent among soldiers before the revolt of 1857. The varying stances of the British government, the reduction of allowances, racial discrimination and harsh punishment are some of the other causes contributed to a feeling of discontent among sepoys which ultimately led to the revolt of 1857.
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