EXPANSION OF BRITISH SUPREMACY MCQS SET 42

EXPANSION OF BRITISH SUPREMACY MCQS SET 42

411) Match the following
List I (Book)      List II (Author)
A. The First Indian War of Khan Independence 1857-59      1. Saved Ahmad
B. Causes of Indian Revolt      2. SB Chaudhary
C. The Sepoy Mutiny and the Rebellion of 1857      3. Karl Marx
D. Civil Rebellion in Indian Mutinles      4. RC Majumdar

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

Answer: 3 1 4 2
   
412) The first sign of unhappiness among sepoys surfaced in 1824 when 47th regimen at barrackpore was ordered to go to
A) Nepal
B) Burma
C) Myanmar
D) Sikkim

Answer: Burma
   
413) Consider the following statements about the Revolt of 1857
1. It was particularly encouraged by the Maulvis and the Pandits, alike, in the state of Bihar.
2. Nana Saheb sent three letters to King Napoleon III of France during the rebellion.
3. Diwan Maniram Dutta was the leader of revolt from Assam.
4. The army of Emperor Bahadur Shah in Delhi was commanded by General Bakht Khan.
5. Shahzada Firoz Shah and Kunwar Singh were the leaders of the revolt from Rohilkhand and Bihar respectively.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
A) 1,2 and 4
B) 2, 3and 5
C) 2, 3 and 4
D) None of these

Answer: 2, 3 and 4
   
414) Which one of the following territories was not affected by the Revolt of 1857?
A) Jhansi
B) Chittor
C) Jagdishpur
D) Lucknow

Answer: Chittor
   
415) Who was the Governor General of India in 1857?
A) Wellesly
B) Dalhousie
C) Canning
D) Minto

Answer: Canning

416) Which one among the following statements is correct?
A) The Revolt of 1857 was not supported by the Nizam of Hyderabad
B) Dinabandhu Mitra was the author of the book, Unhappy India
C) The ScindUPSC of Gwalior gave shelter to the Rani of Jhansi
D) Mangal Pandey led the sepoys march to Delhi

Answer: The Revolt of 1857 was not supported by the Nizam of Hyderabad
   
417) Consider the following native rulers
1. Kunwar Singh
2. Nana Saheb
3. Scindia of Gwalior
4. Nizam of Hyderabad
Who among these native rulers did not participate in the Revolt of 1857?
A) 1, 2 and 4
B) 2 and 3
C) 3 and 4
D) All of these

Answer: 3 and 4
   
418) Assertion (A) First War of Independence broke out in India in 1857, soon after the departure of Lord Dalhousie from India.
Reason (R) Lord Dalhousie's Annexationist policy had caused great discontent.
A) Both A and R are true and R is correct explanation of A
B) Both A and R are true, but R is not correct explanation of A
C) A is true, but R is false
D) A is false, but R is true

Answer: Both A and R are true and R is correct explanation of A
   
419) Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists
List I (Leader)      List II (Area Under their Operation)
A. Maulavi Ahmed Shah      1. Barrackpore
B. Mangal Pandey      2. Faizabad
C. Bakht Khan      3. Kanpur
D. Nana Saheb      4. Delhi

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

Answer: 2 1 4 3
   
420) Who is the author of the book 'The Last Mughal : The fall of a Delhi Dynasty in 1857'?
A) John Kirkland
B) William Dalrymple
C) Thomas Wilson
D) Simon Digby

Answer: William Dalrymple