The 1857 Revolt AFCAT Questions

AFCAT Modern History

The 1857 Revolt MCQ Questions


7.
Which Governor-General is most associated with the policy of annexation that contributed to the outbreak of the Revolt of 1857?
A.
Lord Bentinck
B.
Lord Canning
C.
Lord Dalhousie
D.
Lord Hardinge
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ANSWER :
C. Lord Dalhousie
8.
The deposed Nawab of Awadh, in whose son's name Begum Hazrat Mahal led the revolt at Lucknow, was:
A.
Asaf-ud-Daula
B.
Shuja-ud-Daula
C.
Wajid Ali Shah
D.
Saadat Ali Khan
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ANSWER :
C. Wajid Ali Shah
9.
The Doctrine of Lapse was finally withdrawn after the Revolt of 1857 through which of the following?
A.
Queen Victoria's Proclamation of 1858
B.
Indian Councils Act 1861
C.
Charter Act of 1853
D.
Act of Better Government of India 1853
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ANSWER :
A. Queen Victoria's Proclamation of 1858
10.
The British policy that allowed Indian princely states to maintain British troops within their territory, paid for by the state, was known as:
A.
Permanent Settlement
B.
Mahalwari System
C.
Subsidiary Alliance
D.
Doctrine of Lapse
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ANSWER :
C. Subsidiary Alliance
11.
Which of the following acts disrespecting the Mughal dynasty was committed by the British just before the Revolt of 1857?
A.
Imprisonment of Bahadur Shah II
B.
Abolition of the Mughal coinage
C.
Closure of the Mughal court
D.
Decision that successors of Bahadur Shah II would not use the imperial title and would vacate the Red Fort
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ANSWER :
D. Decision that successors of Bahadur Shah II would not use the imperial title and would vacate the Red Fort
12.
The annexation of which Maratha state in 1853 under the Doctrine of Lapse particularly enraged the Maratha aristocracy?
A.
Baroda
B.
Gwalior
C.
Indore
D.
Nagpur
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ANSWER :
D. Nagpur