In This Post we are providing CHAPTER 11 REBELS AND THE RAJ THE REVOLT OF 1857 AND ITS REPRESENTATION NCERT MCQ for Class 12 HISTORY which will be beneficial for students. These solutions are updated according to 2021-22 syllabus. These MCQS can be really helpful in the preparation of Board exams and will provide you with a brief knowledge of the chapter.
NCERT MCQ ON REBELS AND THE RAJ THE REVOLT OF 1857 AND ITS REPRESENTATION
Question 1 : Which of the following was the immediate cause of the Revolt of 1857?
(a) Mixing of bone dust of cow in the atta
(b) Banning the practice of Sati
(c) Cartridges of Enfield rifle
(d) Allowing widow remarriage
Answer : C
Question 2 : Awadh was one of the few Indian kingdoms that was not annexed by the British by the
(a) 1830s.
(b) 1840s.
(c) 1850s.
(d) 1860s.
Answer : C
Question 3 : Consider the following statements:
(i) Rumours played a great role in the revolt of 1857 A.D.
(ii) Peshwa Baji Rao II adopted Nana Saheb as his son.
(iii) The British had no answer to the action of the rebels during the months of May and June in 1857 A.D.
(iv) Awadh was a major centre of revolt in 1857 A.D.
(a) i, ii, iii
(b) i, ii, iii, iv
(c) ii, iii, iv
(d) i, ii, iv
Answer : B
Question 4 : Which of these was the reason for Nana Saheb’s joining the revolt of 1857?
(а) 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 5 : The artist of the painting “Relief of Lucknow” was:
(a) Thomas Jones Barker
(b) Henry Lawrance
(c) Henry Havelock
(d) Joseph Noel
Answer : A
Question 6 : What do you understand by the term ‘Firangi’?
(a) Outcaste
(b) A type of drink
(c) Foreigner
(d) Mirror work
Answer : C
Question 7 : Delhi was finally captured by the British in
(a) June 1857
(b) July 1857
(c) August 1857
(d) September 1857
Answer : D
Question 8 : Awadh was annexed into the British empire in _________
(a) 1855
(b) 1854
(c) 1856
(d) 1853
Answer : C
Question 9 : Awadh and Satara were captured under ________
(a) Doctrine of Lapse
(b) Subsidiary Alliance
(c) Issue of Misgovernance
(d) Mahalwari System
Answer : A
Question 10 : Who was the last Nawab of Awadh?
(a) Muhammad Ali Shah
(b) Muhammad Muqim
(c) Birjis Qadr
(d) Wajid Ali Shah
Answer : D
Question 11 : Wajid Ali Shah was the Nawab of
(a) Awadh
(b) Bengal
(c) Hyderabad
(d) Karnataka
Answer : A
Question 12 : Villages whose headmen and cultivators were mobilised against the British rule by Shah Mal were
(a) Chaurasee Des.
(b) 24 parganas.
(c) Faizabad.
(d) Meerut.
Answer : A
Question 13 : Who among the following mobilised the villages of Pargana Barout in Uttar Pradesh in the Revolt of 1857?
(a) Maulvi Ahmadullh Shah
(b) Kunwar Singh
(c) Shah Mai
(d) Manvant Singh
Answer : C
Question 14 : Which of the following statements was not a justified reason for the annexation of Awadh by the British in 1857?
(a) Wajid Ali was the unpopular ruler.
(b) Subsidiary Alliance system was accepted by Wajid Ali Shah at ease.
(c) Mangal Pandey initiated the revolt from Awadh.
(d) Material benefits were given to the taluqdars by the British.
Answer : C
Question 15 : Lakshmi Bai, the queen of Jhansi who fought against the British, passed away in the year
(a) 1857.
(b) 1855.
(c) 1858.
(d) 1856.
Answer : C