EXPANSION OF BRITISH SUPREMACY MCQS SET 41

EXPANSION OF BRITISH SUPREMACY MCQS SET 41

401) Azimullah was loyal follower of
A) Rani Jhansi
B) Tantiya Tope
C) Nana Saheb
D) None of the above

Answer: Nana Saheb
   
402) Which of the following was the important causes of failure of Revolt of 1857?
1. The rebels creaked a supreme head.
2. Most vested interests in India remained first in their loyalty to the British.
3. The rebels had not financial resources.
4. Modern technologies, gadgets of British overpowered the rebels.
A) 1 and 2
B) 1, 2 and 4
C) Only 1
D) All of these

Answer: All of these
   
403) Who can be called the greatest hero of Revolt of 1857?
A) The Sepoys
B) Tantiya Tope and Rani Jhansi
C) Bahadur Shah II
D) Mangal Pandey

Answer: Bahadur Shah II
   
404) Which of the following statements explains best the nature of the Revolt of 1857?
A) It was the last attempt by the old political order to regain its power
B) It was a mutiny of a session of the sepoys of the British Indian Army
C) It was the struggle of the common people to overthrew the foreign rules
D) It was an effort to establish a United Indian Nation

Answer: It was the struggle of the common people to overthrew the foreign rules
   
405) Consider the following statements regarding causes of Revolt of 1857
1. Denial of the adoption of child by the childless king.
2. The British Policy of looking down upon Indian subjects.
3. Discriminations among English and Indian soldiers.
4. Social reform and conversion to Christianity.
Which of the statements given above is/are incorrect?
A) Only 1
B) Only 2
C) 3 and 4
D) All of these

Answer: All of these

406) Consider the following statements regarding Revolutionaries of 1857 in India
1. The revolutionaries had little understanding of colonialism, which had overpowered India, or the modern world.
2. The rebel units had a common plan of military action or authoritative heads.
3. The leaders of the revolt were suspicious and jealous of one other and often indulged in suicidal battles.
Which of the statements given above are Correct?
A) 1 and 2
B) 1 and 3
C) 2 and 3
D) All of these

Answer: 1 and 2
   
407) Which one of the following was the primary cause of majority of civil rebellion against the British rule, before 1857?
A) Exploitation of the village artisans and farmers by money lenders along with Britishers
B) The rapid changes that the British introduced in the economy, administration and land revenue system
C) The Colonial Policy of intensifying demands for land revenue and extracting as large an amount as possible
D) Not even a part of the enhanced revenue was spent on the development of agriculture or the welfare of the cultivator

Answer: The rapid changes that the British introduced in the economy, administration and land revenue system
   
408) The educated middle class in India
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

Answer: remained neutral to the revolt of 1857
   
409) Consider the following statements
1. The Revolt of Chhatar Singh, the Governor of Multan, precipitated the second Anglo Sikh war.
2. The Indian War of Independence was written by VD Savarkar.
Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?
A) Only 1
B) Only 2
C) Both 1 and 2
D) Neither 1 nor 2

Answer: Both 1 and 2
   
410) Match the following List I with List II and answer as per the codes given below
List I      List II
A. Delhi      1. Colin Campbell
B. Jhansi      2. John Nicholson
C. Lucknow      3. Hugh Rose
D. Arrah      4. William Taylor

Below codes are given in A B C D order
A) 2 3 1 4
B) 1 3 4 2
C) 4 1 2 3
D) 2 3 4 1

Answer: 2 3 1 4