14000+ MCQs Modern History (Revolt of 1857)
Total Questions:- 50
Time:- 30 Minutes
MCQ Pattern
Date:- 30/04/2026
1. Azimullah Khan was an advisor of
2. The British were able to suppress the uprising of 1857 in Rajput state because
3. 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?
4. The educated middle class in India
5. Why modern educated Indians did not support the Revolt of 1857?
6. When was the new Enfield rifle with greased cartridges introduced in the British Indian Army?
7. Indians were assured of many things in the declaration by Queen Victoria in 1858. Which among the following assurances were fulfilled by British Government?
8. Which of the following is not correctly matched?
9. 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.
10. The First War of Independence started from
11. Certain measure of Dalhousie created serious discontent in India which were also responsible for the revolt of 1857. Which one of the following measures was not one of them?
12. Whose fate after the 1857 revolt is unknown?
13. Which among the following was not an economic cause of the revolt of 1857?
14. What was the main cause of the failure of the revolt of 1857?
15. Who termed the uprising of 1857 as the First War of Independence?
16. Find the incorrect match for the centre of the revolt and associated British officer.
17. Who was the leader of revolutionaries in Bihar during the Revolt of 1857?
18. The ruler of which of the following states was removed from power by the British on the pretext of misgovernance?
19. Who defeated the Joint Army of British and Jodhpur during the revolt of 1857?
20. 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.
21. Maharani Lakshmi Bai had combated in last battle against
22. 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?
23. Which of the following was the economic cause of 1857 revolt?
24. Which one of the following was the primary cause of majority of civil rebellion against the British rule, before 1857?
25. Who among the following British persons admitted the revolt of 1857 as a National revolt?
26. Who was the leader of 1857 struggle for freedom in Lucknow?
27. Who among the following was the author of Civil Rebellion in the Indian Mutinies, 1857-59?
28. 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?
29. 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?
30. Consider the following statements regarding causes of Revolt of 1857.
I. Denial of the adoption of child by the childless king. II. The British Policy of looking down upon Indian subjects. III. Discriminations among English and Indian soldiers. IV. Social reform and conversion to Christianity. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
31. Which one of the following centres of uprising of 1857 was recaptured by the British?
32. The largest number of soldiers participated in the struggle of 1857 came from
33. 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 |
34. The first event relating to the war of independence of 1857 was
35. Where did Kunwar Singh join the rebellion of 1857 against the British?
36. When was the Religious Disabilities Act passed?
37. What was the date of “Queen’s Proclamation’’?
38. Who among the following led the sepoys at Kanpur in the 1857 uprising?
39. Which of the underwritten pairs is correctly matched?
40. Which of the following was the first victim of Lord Dalhousie’s policy of Doctrine of Lapse?
41. 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.
42. Which of the following Princely States was not annexed by the British?
43. Sir Hugh Rose described whom as ‘the best and bravest military leader of the rebel’?
44. The birthplace of Maharani Lakshmibai, the heroine of the 1857 freedom struggle is
45. At the time of 1857 Revolt, who was the British Commanding officer at Barrackpore?
46. In which year did the privilege of free postage enjoyed by sepoys were withdrawn by ‘The Post-Office Act’?
47. Name the rebel who fought against the British in the battle of Chinhat in the course of the 1857 revolt?
48. The first Indian to write in Indian language on the causes of the uprising of 1857 was
49. Who had suppressed the revolt of 1857 in Lucknow?
50. Who led the 1857 revolt in Bihar?
