Revolt of 1857 PYQs

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1. Prelims 2026Q7Revolt of 1857

   Consider the following statements regarding the British policy in Awadh immediately after its annexation in 1856 :

   1.The taluqdars were dispossessed of their estates but allowed to retain their arms and forts.

   2.A Summary Revenue Settlement was made in 1856 assuming that the taluqdars were outsiders.

   3.The British believed in taking revenue directly from the peasants by removing the taluqdars.

   Which of the statements given above is/are correct ?

   a2 and 3 onlyb1 and 3 onlyc1, 2 and 3d2 only
2. Prelims 2006Q78Revolt of 1857

   Who was the Governor-General of India during the Sepoy Mutiny?

   aLord CanningbLord DalhousiecLord HardingedLord Lytton
3. Prelims 2006Q134Revolt of 1857

   With reference to the revolt of the year 1857, who of the following was betrayed by a friend; captured and put to death by the British?

   aNana SahibbKunwar SinghcKhan Bahadur KhandTantia Tope
4. Prelims 2005Q53Revolt of 1857

   Which one of the following territories was not affected by the Revolt of 1857?

   aJhansibChittorcJagdishpurdLucknow
5. Prelims 2005Q54Revolt of 1857

   Which one of the following places did Kunwar Singh, a prominent leader of the Revolt of 1857, belong to?

   aBiharbMadhya PradeshcRajasthandUttar Pradesh
6. Prelims 2000Q50Revolt of 1857

   “In this instance we could not play off the Mohammedans against the Hindus”. To which one of the following events did this remark of Aitchison relate?

   aRevolt of 1857bChamparan Satyagraha (1917)cKhilafat and Non-cooperation Movement (1919-22)dAugust Movement of 1942
7. Prelims 1998Q8Revolt of 1857Answer disputed

   The educated middle class in India

   aopposed the revolt of 1857bsupported the revolt of 1857cremained neutral to the revolt of 1857dfought against native rulers