Practice Revolt of 1857 – GK Quiz with Answers – Level 2

Which leader of 1857 was an adopted son of Peshwa Baji Rao II and had been refused his father's pension by the Company?

Consider the following statements about the causes of the Revolt of 1857:

1. In 1824, sepoys refused to go to Burma by the sea route.

2. A law of 1856 required new sepoys to serve overseas if needed.

3. After 1830, Christian missionaries were barred from working freely in Company territory.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Arrange the following events of the suppression of the Revolt of 1857 in chronological order:

1. Bahadur Shah Zafar sent to prison in Rangoon

2. Lucknow taken by the British

3. Rani Lakshmibai defeated and killed

Select the correct chronological order.

Which one of the following pairs of a leader of 1857 and the region of the leader's revolt is correctly matched?

Which of the following was NOT a British policy after the Revolt of 1857?

Why did some sepoys of the Meerut regiment refuse to drill with the new cartridges in 1857?

Find the odd one out:

Consider the following statements about the Khurda uprising:

1. The Paiks suffered after the British took back their service tenures.

2. The uprising began with an attack at Banpur on 29 March 1817.

3. The zamindars and ryots sided with the British against the Paiks.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Which soldier from Bareilly took charge of a large force arriving in Delhi and became a key military leader of the revolt?

What was the purpose of the letters Bahadur Shah Zafar wrote to chiefs and rulers in 1857?