Freedom Movement in India NDA Questions

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Freedom Movement in India MCQ Questions


13.
The policy adopted by Governor-General Lord Dalhousie, under which a princely state would be annexed by the British if the ruler died without a natural male heir, was known as the:
A.
Ryotwari System
B.
Permanent Settlement
C.
Doctrine of Lapse
D.
Subsidiary Alliance
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ANSWER :
C. Doctrine of Lapse
14.
Under the Doctrine of Lapse, which of the following princely states was annexed by the British East India Company?
A.
Jhansi
B.
Hyderabad
C.
Delhi
D.
Kashmir
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ANSWER :
A. Jhansi
15.
The kingdom of Awadh (Oudh) was annexed by the British East India Company in 1856, on the pretext of:
A.
A request from the local population
B.
Financial bankruptcy of the state
C.
Alleged misgovernance by the Nawab
D.
A treaty signed by the Nawab himself
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ANSWER :
C. Alleged misgovernance by the Nawab
16.
The immediate spark that triggered the sepoy mutiny in Meerut in May 1857 was widespread resentment among sepoys over cartridges for the new Enfield rifle, which were rumoured to be greased with the fat of:
A.
Cows and pigs, offending both Hindu and Muslim religious sentiments
B.
Only vegetable oil
C.
Sheep only
D.
Fish
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ANSWER :
A. Cows and pigs, offending both Hindu and Muslim religious sentiments
17.
Mangal Pandey, a sepoy who attacked his British officers in an early act of defiance in March 1857, was stationed at:
A.
Meerut
B.
Lucknow
C.
Kanpur
D.
Barrackpore
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ANSWER :
D. Barrackpore
18.
The sepoy mutiny that broke out at Meerut on 10 May 1857 quickly spread, and the mutinous sepoys marched to which city, declaring an aged Mughal ruler as their leader/emperor?
A.
Kanpur
B.
Delhi
C.
Lucknow
D.
Jhansi
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ANSWER :
B. Delhi