14000+ MCQs Modern History (Revolt of 1857)
Total Questions:- 50
Time:- 30 Minutes
MCQ Pattern
Date:- 14/06/2026
1. Which of the following Princely States was not annexed by the British?
2. Which of the following has started the revolt of 1857?
3. 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 |
4. The statement, ‘The so-called first national war of Independence was neither first nor national, nor a war of independence’ is associated with
5. The active participant of the Bundela rebellion of 1842 Hirdeshah was Zamindar of which of the following place?
6. Who among the following refused to allow Rani Lakshmibai’s adopted son to succeed to the throne?
7. The first Indian to write in Indian language on the causes of the uprising of 1857 was
8. The symbol of 1857 independence struggle was
9. Where did Kunwar Singh join the rebellion of 1857 against the British?
10. Which one of the following was the primary cause of majority of civil rebellion against the British rule, before 1857?
11. Which one of the following military cause was responsible for 1857 revolt?
12. Which of the following was the first victim of Lord Dalhousie’s policy of Doctrine of Lapse?
13. Which one of the following centres of uprising of 1857 was recaptured by the British?
14. In which division of the British Indian Army Pandey was inducted as a soldier?
15. Consider the following native rulers
I. Kunwar Singh II. Nana Saheb III. Scindia of Gwalior IV. Nizam of Hyderabad Who among these native rulers did not participate in the revolt of 1857?
16. Who among the following says that the Revolt of 1857 was an extension of social progress the English had already initiated?
17. Azimullah Khan was an advisor of
18. Who was the Governor-General of India during the revolt of 1857?
19. Assertion (A) The First War of Independence in 1857 failed to secure freedom from British Government. Reason (R) The leadership of Bahadurshah Zafar did not have popular support and most of the Indian rulers of important states shied away from the struggle. Select the correct answer using the codes given below.
20. Which one of the following statements about the revolt of 1857 is correct?
21. Which of the following is not correctly matched?
22. Which one of the following economic factor caused the 1857 Revolt?
23. The First War of Independence started from
24. Who of the following was the bitterest enemy of the British during the revolt of 1857?
25. Which part of Bihar was unaffected with the revolt of 1857?
I. Danapur II. Patna III. Ara IV. Muzaffarpur V. Munger Choose the correct answer from the codes given below.
26. At the time of 1857 Revolt, who was the British Commanding officer at Barrackpore?
27. Official historian of Indian freedom struggle was
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. Who among the following died in exile?
30. When was the new Enfield rifle with greased cartridges introduced in the British Indian Army?
31. Who among the following was bestowed with the title of Saheb-e-Alam Bahadur by Bahadur Shah during the uprising of 1857?
32. Who led the rebellion in Kullu (Himachal Pradesh) in 1857?
I. Rana Pratap Singh II. Veer Singh III. Raghvendra Singh IV. Virendra Singh Choose the correct answer from the codes given below.
33. Indian Bills of Landing Act was passed in
34. To whom the rebel soldiers from Meerut declared the ‘Emperor of India’, after sieging Delhi, on 12th May, 1857?
35. Who among the following was believed to be a leader of the Sanyasis and Fakirs conspiring against the British in 1857?
36. In which year did the privilege of free postage enjoyed by sepoys were withdrawn by ‘The Post-Office Act’?
37. Which among the following British Officers lost their lives at Lucknow?
I. General John Nicholson II. General Neill III. Major Havelock (The officer's name is usually Sir Henry Havelock, sometimes just Havelock) IV. Sir Henry Lawrence Select the correct answer using the codes given below.
38. Who among the following was the leader of the revolt during 1857 at Bareilly?
39. Who was Commander in Chief of Nana Saheb?
40. 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?
41. Who among the following was the author of Civil Rebellion in the Indian Mutinies, 1857-59?
42. Who wrote The Indian War of Independence?
43. Mangal Pandey incident took place at
44. Consider the following statements about the revolt of 1857.
I. It was particularly encouraged by the Maulvis and the Pandits, alike, in the state of Bihar. II. Nana Saheb sent three letters to King Napoleon III of France during the rebellion. III. Diwan Maniram Dutta was the leader of revolt from Assam. IV. The army of Emperor Bahadur Shah in Delhi was commanded by General Bakht Khan. V. Shahzada Firoz Shah and Kunwar Singh were the leaders of the revolt from Rohilkhand and Bihar respectively. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
45. 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.
46. Consider the following statements.
I. Adoption of free trade imperialism from 1800, de-industrialisation and drain of wealth. II. Abolition of Sati in 1829. III. Commercialisation of Agriculture. IV. Doctrine of Lapse. Which of the above mentioned Statement/s was economic cause for the 1857 Revolt?
47. The use of which rifle proved to be the immediate cause of 1857 revolt?
48. Which of the underwritten pairs is correctly matched?
49. Why modern educated Indians did not support the Revolt of 1857?
50. 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.
