MCQ Questions

Question No. 1

Fill in the blanks:

Answer :

(b) India was known for its ____________ and prosperity.

(c) The ______________ came from Central Europe and settled down in India.

(d) The East India company opened the first trading centre at _____________.

(a) To Rebel against the government is called a _______________.

(a) ___________ discovered the sea route to India and landed at Calicut (Kozhikode).

(b) The battle of Plassey was fought in year __________

(c) The British forced ________ for the Revolt in 1857.

(d) Th e Indian farmers were forced by the British to grow ___________ and ___________

(e) Rani Lakshmibai was the queen of _____________

Question No. 2

True or False:

Answer :

(a) The revolt of 1857 begin in Jhansi.

(b) The revolt started on 15th may 1857.

(c) Rani Lakshmibai declared 'I shall never surrender my Jhansi.’

(d) Mangal Pandey was an Indian soldier in the British army.

(a) The Indian people had better weapons than the British during t he Revolt of 1857.

(b) The East India Company belonged to the British.

(c) Siraj-ud-Daulah was a powerful Mughal emperor.

(d) Vasco da Gama was a Portuguese sailor.

(e) Bahadur Shah Zafar was exiled to Burma (Myanmar).

Question No. 3

One word answer:

Answer :

(a) Feeling of love and devotion for one's country.

(b) Through which policy the British captured Jhansi and Nagpur?

(c) Who was the young queen of Jhansi who fought bravely for her territory?

(d) The cartridges of the rifles were greased with the fats of which animals?

Question No. 4

Write short answers :

Answer :

(a) Who discovered the sea route from Europe to the east?

(b) From where did the revolt among the Indian soldiers start in 1857?

(c) What was used for dyeing t he mill cloth in England?

Question No. 5

Answer the following questions:

Answer :

(a) Why was India famous all over the world?

(b) Why d id Siraj-ud-Daulah declare war against the British?

(c) Name the war which the British won in 1764.

(d) What were the consequences of the Revolt of 1857?

(e) Who was Bahadur Shah Zafar?

Question No. 6

Which among the following place was not an important centre of the revolt?

Answer :

Jhansi

Agra

Amritsar

Question No. 7

The revolt of 1857 began in __________.

Answer :

Madras

Bombay

Meerut

Question No. 8

Which among the following place was not an important centre of the revolt?

Answer :

Jhansi

Agra

Amritsar

Question No. 9

The revolt of 1857 was started by ___________.

Answer :

The sepoys

The Zamindars

The Peasants

Question No. 10

Which of the following was the author of the book "The Indian war of independence, 1857"?

Answer :

VD Savarkar

RS Sharma

RC Majumdar

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