14000+ MCQs Modern History (Revolt of 1857)
Total Questions:- 50
Time:- 30 Minutes
MCQ Pattern
Date:- 30/07/2026
1. Who led the 1857 revolt in Bihar?
2. Who among the following was the British Resident in Awadh at the time of its annexation into British Dominion?
3. The ruler of which of the following states was removed from power by the British on the pretext of misgovernance?
4. Which of the following has started the revolt of 1857?
5. Which one of the following economic factor caused the 1857 Revolt?
6. Consider the following statements about Revolt of 1857.
I. The infamous massacre related with Nana Saheb took place at Bibighar, Kanpur. II. V.D. Savarkar was the first person to opine Revolt of 1857 as the first ‘Indian War of Independence’. III. Nana’s troops were responsible for the massacre at Kanpur. IV. The revolt came to an end with the capture of Tatya Tope. Which of the statements given above are correct?
7. The largest number of soldiers participated in the struggle of 1857 came from
8. Who among the following was bestowed with the title of Saheb-e-Alam Bahadur by Bahadur Shah during the uprising of 1857?
9. Who was the Governor-General of India during the revolt of 1857?
10. Who among the following refused to allow Rani Lakshmibai’s adopted son to succeed to the throne?
11. Match the following (Book on 1857 Revolt) with the Author.
| List I (Book) | List II (Author) |
| A. The First Indian War of Independence 1857–59 | 1. Syed Ahmad Khan |
| B. Causes of Indian Revolt | 2. S. B. Chaudhury |
| C. The Sepoy Mutiny and the Rebellion of 1857 | 3. Karl Marx |
| D. Civil Rebellion in Indian Mutinies | 4. R. C. Majumdar |
12. Which of the following pairs is not correctly matched?
13. Consider the following statements
I. The Revolt of Chattar Singh, the Governor of Multan, precipitated the Second Anglo-Sikh War. II. The ‘Indian War of Independence’ was written by V.D. Savarkar. Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?
14. Azimullah Khan was an advisor of
15. The first Indian to write in Indian language on the causes of the uprising of 1857 was
16. Consider the following centres of the Revolt of 1857.
I. Delhi II. Faizabad III. Bareilly IV. Banaras Which of these were the main centres of the Revolt of 1857?
17. The real name of which of the following Leader of 1857 was Ramachandra Pandurang?
18. To whom the rebel soldiers from Meerut declared the ‘Emperor of India’, after sieging Delhi, on 12th May, 1857?
19. Which among the following is/are correct?
I. Lakshmibai joined the revolt because of Doctrine of Lapse. II. Doctrine of Lapse was coined by Lord Dalhousie. Choose the correct answer from codes.
20. Consider the following Princely States of the British rule in India.
I. Jhansi II. Sambalpur III. Satara Arrange in the correct chronological order in which they were annexed by the British.
21. Find the incorrect match for the centre of the revolt and associated British officer.
22. Consider the following statements.
I. Tatya Tope was Commander-in-Chief of the army of Nana Saheb. II. He organised the Bhils of Panchmahal region against the British. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
23. Which of the following brave from Bhopal led the main movement and sacrifice his life during the first struggle for independence in 1857?
24. The effect of Indian revolt of 1857 on East India Company was
25. Babu Kunwar Singh who took part in great revolt of 1857 was the
26. The active participant of the Bundela rebellion of 1842 Hirdeshah was Zamindar of which of the following place?
27. Which of the following was the economic cause of 1857 revolt?
28. Consider the following statements regarding revolutionaries of 1857 in India.
I. The revolutionaries had little understanding of colonialism, which had overpowered India, or the modern world. II. The rebel units had a common plan of military action or authoritative heads. III. The leaders of the revolt were suspicious and jealous of one other and often indulged in suicidal battles. Which of the statements given above are correct?
29. The birthplace of Maharani Lakshmibai, the heroine of the 1857 freedom struggle is
30. Who termed the uprising of 1857 as the First War of Independence?
31. Mangal Pandey incident took place at
32. Who among the following was the leader of the revolt during 1857 at Bareilly?
33. The First War of Independence started from
34. Name the rebel who fought against the British in the battle of Chinhat in the course of the 1857 revolt?
35. The Azamgarh proclamation of 25th August, 1857 stressed on which one of the following issues?
36. Who called the revolt of 1857 as a conspiracy?
37. Who was the leader of revolutionaries in Bihar during the Revolt of 1857?
38. Consider the following statements and mark the correct answer.
I. RC Majumdar described the 1857 Revolt as neither first nor national war of independence. II. TR Holmes described the 1857 Revolt as conflict between civilisation and Barbarian. III. Jawaharlal Nehru said that 1857 Revolt was nothing, but a Hindu-Muslim conspiracy.
39. The symbol of 1857 independence struggle was
40. Assertion (A) First War of Independence broke out in India in 1857, soon after the departure of Lord Dalhousie from India. Reason (R) Lord Dalhousie’s Annexationist policy had caused great discontent.
41. The use of which rifle proved to be the immediate cause of 1857 revolt?
42. The revolutionary woman who led the revolution of 1857 in Awadh was
43. Which one of the following statements about the revolt of 1857 is correct?
44. In which division of the British Indian Army Pandey was inducted as a soldier?
45. Who administered the following mass oath with sacred Jamuna water in their folded palms: “We shall not give up Kalpi, As long as we live! With our own hands we shall not lose our own country”?
46. Who was the Prime Minister of Britain during the revolt of 1857?
47. Who of the following was the bitterest enemy of the British during the revolt of 1857?
48. The educated middle class in India
49. Who defeated the Joint Army of British and Jodhpur during the revolt of 1857?
50. When was the Religious Disabilities Act passed?
