The 1857 Revolt AFCAT Questions

AFCAT Modern History

The 1857 Revolt MCQ Questions


1.
Name the Governor General of India during the period of Sepoy Mutiny.
A.
Lord Dalhousie
B.
Lord Canning
C.
Lord Auckland
D.
Lord William Bentinck
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ANSWER :
B. Lord Canning
2.
The withdrawal of _____ was one of the main reasons for the mutiny of 1858.
A.
Doctrine of Lapse
B.
Doctrine of Ultra Vires
C.
Doctrine of Kanpur
D.
Doctrine of Allahabad
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ANSWER :
A. Doctrine of Lapse
3.
Who passed the "General Service Enlistment Act of 1856"?
A.
Lord Dalhousie
B.
Lord Canning
C.
Lord Auckland
D.
Lord William Bentinck
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ANSWER :
B. Lord Canning
4.
Name the first modern universities in India.
A.
University of Calcutta
B.
University of Madras
C.
University of Bombay
D.
All the above
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ANSWER :
D. All the above
5.
What is the other name of "The Great Revolt of 1857"?
A.
First war of Afghan
B.
Second war of Malwa
C.
First war of Indian independence
D.
None of the above
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ANSWER :
C. First war of Indian independence
6.
The British resistance given at Kanpur was by
A.
Lord Dalhousie
B.
John Nicholson
C.
Henry Lawrence
D.
Colin Campbell
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ANSWER :
D. Colin Campbell