14000+ MCQs Modern History (Revolt of 1857)
Total Questions:- 50
Time:- 30 Minutes
MCQ Pattern
Date:- 13/09/2026
1. The immediate cause of India’s First War of Independence was
2. 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?
3. The largest number of soldiers participated in the struggle of 1857 came from
4. The active participant of the Bundela rebellion of 1842 Hirdeshah was Zamindar of which of the following place?
5. Name the rebel who fought against the British in the battle of Chinhat in the course of the 1857 revolt?
6. Indian Bills of Landing Act was passed in
7. Official historian of Indian freedom struggle was
8. The effect of Indian revolt of 1857 on East India Company was
9. Which one of the following centres of uprising of 1857 was recaptured by the British?
10. Which of the following was not a reason for making the sepoys of the East India Company rebellious?
11. Where is the samadhi (tomb/memorial) of Maharani Lakshmibai situated?
12. The birthplace of Maharani Lakshmibai, the heroine of the 1857 freedom struggle is
13. The educated middle class in India
14. The symbol of 1857 independence struggle was
15. 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.
16. 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?
17. Who had suppressed the revolt of 1857 in Lucknow?
18. The first event relating to the war of independence of 1857 was
19. 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.
20. 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 |
21. Babu Kunwar Singh who took part in great revolt of 1857 was the
22. Which of the following was the first victim of Lord Dalhousie’s policy of Doctrine of Lapse?
23. Who among the following was the author of Civil Rebellion in the Indian Mutinies, 1857-59?
24. Who among the following formulated and implemented the Doctrine of Lapse?
25. Find the incorrect match for the centre of the revolt and associated British officer.
26. Statement I In 1856, Nawab Wajid Ali Shah was dethroned and exiled to Calcutta on the plea that the region was being misgoverned. Statement II The Nawab was accused of being unable to control the rebellious chiefs and Taluqdars.
27. Who was the leader of 1857 struggle for freedom in Lucknow?
28. Who among the following was bestowed with the title of Saheb-e-Alam Bahadur by Bahadur Shah during the uprising of 1857?
29. To whom the rebel soldiers from Meerut declared the ‘Emperor of India’, after sieging Delhi, on 12th May, 1857?
30. 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?
31. 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?
32. Kunwar Singh and Maulavi Ahmadullah Shah led the revolt of 1857 at
33. Who wrote The Indian War of Independence?
34. Before the outbreak of revolt of 1857 at Meerut, Mangal Pandey had become a martyr on 29th March, 1857. He was hanged at
35. Who among the following British persons admitted the revolt of 1857 as a National revolt?
36. The revolutionary woman who led the revolution of 1857 in Awadh was
37. When was the Religious Disabilities Act passed?
38. Which one of the following statements about the revolt of 1857 is correct?
39. Who among the following was the leader of the revolt during 1857 at Bareilly?
40. First freedom war of 1857 failed because
41. With which uprising is Mangal Pandey associated?
42. In which year did the privilege of free postage enjoyed by sepoys were withdrawn by ‘The Post-Office Act’?
43. Which of the following Princely States was not annexed by the British?
44. The statement, ‘The so-called first national war of Independence was neither first nor national, nor a war of independence’ is associated with
45. Which of the underwritten pairs is correctly matched?
46. 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”?
47. Maharani Lakshmi Bai had combated in last battle against
48. 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?
49. Who termed the uprising of 1857 as the First War of Independence?
50. The British were able to suppress the uprising of 1857 in Rajput state because