Class 8 Social Science History MCQ When People Rebel

Question :In what way did the Christian missionaries help the British East India Company? From the statements given below, choose the one that is not TRUE with respect to the missionaries.

(a) The Christian missionaries functioned freely and even owned land and property.
(b) The Christian missionaries did not encourage education of women.
(c) An Indian converted to Christianity could inherit the property of ancestors
(d) The Christian missionaries converted the people as Christians

Question :Who wrote the book Majhe Pravaas?

(a) Lalu Bakshi
(b) Bayjabai Shinde
(c) Vishnubhatt Godse
(d) Moropant Tambe

Question :When was Gwalior recaptured by British?

(a) 1863
(b) 1842
(c) 1825
(d) 1858

Question :How many sepoys were dismissed from service and sentenced to ten years in jail on 9 May, 1857?

(a) Eighty
(b) Eighty-fivecorrect
(c) Ninety
(d) Ninety-five

Question :Name the ruler of Kanpur who called himself Peshwa?

(a) Nana Saheb
(b) Balaji Rao I
(c) Baji Rao II
(d) Bahadur Shah Zafar

Question :Which incidence of Indian history is called as the first war of Indian Independence?

(a) First war of Mughal independence
(b) First war of Indian independence
(c) First war of British independence
(d) None of these

Question :Who was Nana Saheb?

(a) Son of Peshwa Baji Rao II
(b) Son of Rani Lakshmi Bai
(c) Son of Nawab Wajid Ali Shah
(d) None of these

Question :Who was the leaders of the revolt who actively took part in it?

(a) Nana Sahib
(b) Tantiya Tope
(c) Rani Lakshmibai
(d) All of these

Question :Name the Indian soldier who tried to rebel against the British at Barrackpore, but was arrested and hanged to death on 8th April 1857.

(a) Nana Saheb
(b) Bahadur Shah Zafar
(c) Tantia Tope
(d) Mangal Pandey

Question :Subsidiary Alliance was imposed on Awadh in

(a) 1800
(b) 1801correct
(c) 1810
(d) 1815

Question :During the mid 18th century, the British had placed _____ inside the Court of many Nawabs.

(a) Residents
(b) Spy
(c) Advisors
(d) Ministers

Question :Who helped Colin Campbell to rescue the British holed up in the residency of Lucknow?

(a) Kunwar Singh
(b) Nana Saheb
(c) Bahadur Shah Zafar
(d) Gurkha regiment

Question :Who led the revolt in Kanpur ?

(a) Begum Hazrat Mahal
(b) Nana Saheb
(c) Mangal Pandey
(d) Bahadur Shah Zafar

Question :Sepoys of British empire were severely punished in 1824 after they refused to go to

(a) Burma
(b) England
(c) Africa
(d) America

Question :The revolt of ____ was the biggest armed resistance to colonialism during the 19th century.

(a) 1859
(b) 1857
(c) 1860
(d) 1861

Question :_____ was the General of Nana Saheb.

(a) Baji Rao II
(b) Mangal Pandey
(c) Tantia Tope
(c) Begum Hazrat Mahal

Question :The greased cartridges given to the Indian soldiers was made of what?

(a) Fat of the hen
(b) Fat of the dog
(c) Fat of the goat and the sheep
(d) Fat of cow and pig

Question :When was Kanpur captured by Nana Saheb?

(a)1890
(b)1832
(c)1857
(d)1846

Question :Bahadur Shah Zafar passed away in

(a) 1862
(b) 1859
(c) 1858
(d) 1865

Question :Which one of the following best describes a Resident with respect to British India?

(a) An official who administers oath to the soldiers.
(b) A local money lender collecting revenue
(c) A senior British Government administrative official positioned in a local place and controlling the happenings of the kingdom.
(d) A local landlord to keep a check on the land revenue

Question :Name the Governor General who declared that Awadh was being misgoverned and British rule was needed to ensure proper administration.

(a) Lord Ripon
(b) William Bentick
(c) Lord Dalhousie
(d) Lord Mountbatten

Question : Bahadur Shah Zafar died in …………………

Question :………………… was the husband of the Rani of Jhansi Lakshmibai.

Question :Nawabs kings felt in the ………………… century that their powers were being eroded.

Question :The company began to plan to bring the ………………… to an end.

Question :Rani Lakshmibai was killed in ………………… 1858.

Question :Tantia Tope was the ………………… of Nana Sahib.

Question :In Delhi, a large number of ………………… (religious warriors) came together to wipe out the white people.

Question : Nana Saheb the adopted son of Peshwa ____________________ .

Question :____________________ announced that after the death of Bahadur Shah Zafar the family of king would be shifted to out of Red Fort.

Question :In ____________________ a new law was passed to make conversion to Christianity easier.

Question :On ____________________ a young soldier ____________________ was hanged to death for attacking his officers at Barrackpore.

Question :Revolt of 1857 was initiated from ____________________ .