When people rebel

Question 1

Rani Lakshmibai wanted her ____ to be the heir of the kingdom

Answer 1

Adopted son

Question 2

____ was one of the last territories to be annexed

Answer 2

Awadh

Question 3

When was subsidiary alliance imposed on awadh?

Answer 3

1801

Question 4

When was Awadh taken over by the British

Answer 4

1856

Question 5

Who decided that bahadur shah zafar would be the last king of awadh?

Answer 5

Governor General Canning

Question 6

Why did Indian Sepoys not go to burma?

Answer 6

They believed that they would lose their religion and caste after they crossed the sea.

Question 7

After when did the british allow christian missionaries to function freely?

Answer 7

1830

Question 8

Which law allowed conversion to christianity easier and when?

Answer 8

This law allowed an Indian who converted into christianity to inherit the land of their ancestors. This law was passed in 1850

Question 9

When were the sepoys told to go to Burma via sea?

Answer 9

1824

Question 10

When was sitaram pandit recruited as a sepoy

Answer 10

1812

Question 11

For how long did sitaram pandit serve in the british army

Answer 11

48 years

Question 12

When did sitaram pandit retire?

Answer 12

1860

Question 13

When did Sitaram Pandit finish writing “Sepoy to Subedar”?

Answer 13

1861

Question 14

When did the massive Indian rebellion start

Answer 14

May 1857

Question 15

When was mangal pandey hanged to death

Answer 15

29 march 1857

Question 16

Why was Mangal Pandey hanged

Answer 16

For attacking is officers in Barrackpore

Question 17

Why were 85 sepoys sentenced to 10 years in prison

Answer 17

They refused to do an army drill with new cartridges which were greased using cow and pig fat.

Question 18

When did the soldiers go to the meerut jail and release the 85 imprisoned soldiers?

Answer 18

10 may 1857

Question 19

Adopted son of Peshwa Bajrao

Answer 19

Nana Saheb

Question 20

Who was proclaimed the new nawab at lucknow?

Answer 20

Birjis Qadr

Question 21

Father of Birjis Qadr

Answer 21

Nawab Wajid Ali Shah

Question 22

When was delhi recaptured by the rebel forces?

Answer 22

september 1857

Question 23

When and where were bahadur shah zafar and begum zinat mahal sent to prison

Answer 23

October 1858; Rangoon

Question 24

When did Bahadur Shah Zafar die?

Answer 24

November 1862

Question 25

When was lucknow taken by the rebels

Answer 25

March 1858

Question 26

When was Rani Lakshmibai killed

Answer 26

June 1858

Question 27

When was Tantia Tope killed

Answer 27

April 1859