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Rebels and The Raj MCQ Questions Class 12 History
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MCQ Questions Class 12 Rebels and The Raj
Question. The Kingdom of Awadh was formally annexed to the British Empire in:
(A) 1846
(B) 1856
(C) 1866
(D) None of the Above
Answer
B
Question. Which of the following statement(s) is/are correct regarding the Revolt of 1857?
(i) In the afternoon of 10 May 1857, the sepoys in the cantonment of Meerut broke out in mutiny, which began in the lines of the native infantry, spread very swiftly to the cavalry
andthen to the city.
(ii) The ordinary people of the town and surrounding villages joined the sepoys.
(iii) The sepoys captured the bell of arms and proceeded to attack white people. They ransack and burn their bungalows and property.
(iv) The sepoys arrived at the gates of the Red Fort early in the morning on 11 May.
(A) Only (i)
(B) (i) and (ii)
(C) (iii) and (iv)
(D) All of the above
Answer
D
Question. Awadh and Satara were captured under …………….. .
(A) Doctrine of Lapse
(B) Subsidiary Alliance
(C) Issue of Misgovernance
(D) Mahalwari System
Answer
A
Question. Who was the prominent leader in Delhi during the Revolt of 1857?
(A) Begum Hazrat Mahal
(B) Rani Laxmi Bai
(C) Kuwar Singh
(D) Bahadur Shah Zafar
Answer
D
Question. Which among the following was not one of the rumours and prophecies of the 19th century.
(A) New cartridges were greased with the fat of cows and pigs spread like wildfire across the sepoy lines of North India.
(B) There was the rumour that the British government had hatched a gigantic conspiracy to destroy the caste and religion of Hindus and Muslims.
(C) The rumours said, the British had mixed the bone dust of dogs and goats into the flour that was sold in the market.
(D) There was fear and suspicion that the British wanted to convert Indians to Christianity.
Answer
C
Question. Birjis Qadr was the younger son of ……………… .
(A) Nawab Shaukat Ali
(B) Nawab Siraj-ud-daula
(C) Nawab Mir Ali
(D) Nawab Wajid Ali Shah
Answer
D
Question. Which of these was the reason for Nana Saheb’s joining in the revolt of 1857?
(A) The British refused him the pension of Peshwa Baji Rao II.
(B) The British captured Awadh
(C) The British captured Jhansi under the Doctrine of Lapse
(D) Nana Saheb refused to accept Subsidiary Alliance.
Answer
A
Question. Who was the prominent leader in Jagdishpur, Bihar during the Revolt of 1857?
(A) Begum Hazrat Mahal
(B) Rani Laxmi Bai
(C) Kuwar Singh
(D) Bahadur Shah Zafar
Answer
C
Question. Who had started the Home Rule Movement in India?
(A) Annie Besant
(B) Bal Gangadhar Tilak
(C) Subhash Chandra Bose
(D) V. D. Savarkar
Answer
A
ASSERTION AND REASON BASED MCQs :
Question. Assertion (A): The relationship of the sepoys with their superior white officers underwent a significant change in the years preceding the uprising of 1857.
Reason (R): The officers developed a sense of superiority and started treating the sepoys as their racial inferiors, riding roughshod over their sensibilities.
(A) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
(B) Both A and R are true but R is NOT the correct explanation of A.
(C) A is correct but R is wrong.
(D) A is wrong and R is correct.
Answer
A
Question. Assertion (A): Awadh was, in fact, called the “Nursery of the Bengal Army’’.
Reason (R): The large majority of the sepoys of the Bengal Army were recruited from the villages of Awadh and eastern Uttar Pradesh. Many of them were Brahmins or from the “upper” castes.
(A) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
(B) Both A and R are true but R is NOT the correct explanation of A.
(C) A is correct but R is wrong.
(D) A is wrong and R is correct.
Answer
A
Question. Assertion (A): The British became increasingly interested in acquiring the territory of Awadh.
Reason (R): They felt that the soil there was good for producing tea and coffee, and the region was ideally located to be developed into the principal market of Upper India.
(A) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
(B) Both A and R are true but R is NOT the correct explanation of A.
(C) A is correct but R is wrong.
(D) A is wrong and R is correct.
Answer
C
Question. Assertion (A): Many of the taluqdars were loyal to the Nawab of Awadh, and they joined Begum Hazrat Mahal (the wife of the Nawab) in Lucknow to fight the British; some even remained with her in defeat.
Reason (R): Large areas of Awadh were heavily overassessed. The increase of revenue demand in some places was from 30 to 70 percent. Thus, neither taluqdars nor peasants had any reasons to be happy with the annexation.
(A) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
(B) Both A and R are true but R is NOT the correct explanation of A.
(C) A is correct but R is wrong.
(D) A is wrong and R is correct.
Answer
A
