14000+ MCQs Modern History (Revolt of 1857)
Total Questions:- 50
Time:- 30 Minutes
MCQ Pattern
Date:- 04/05/2026
1. 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.
2. Who wrote The Indian War of Independence?
3. 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.
4. 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?
5. Who among the following was the leader of the revolt during 1857 at Bareilly?
6. The First War of Independence started from
7. What was the main cause of the failure of the revolt of 1857?
8. The educated middle class in India
9. The Azamgarh proclamation of 25th August, 1857 stressed on which one of the following issues?
10. 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?
11. Which of the following is not correctly matched?
12. Sir Hugh Rose described whom as ‘the best and bravest military leader of the rebel’?
13. Who among the following formulated and implemented the Doctrine of Lapse?
14. Find the incorrect match for the centre of the revolt and associated British officer.
15. Why modern educated Indians did not support the Revolt of 1857?
16. Which one of the following military cause was responsible for 1857 revolt?
17. Which of the following has started the revolt of 1857?
18. At the time of 1857 Revolt, who was the British Commanding officer at Barrackpore?
19. Who among the following British persons admitted the revolt of 1857 as a National revolt?
20. When was the new Enfield rifle with greased cartridges introduced in the British Indian Army?
21. Who had suppressed the revolt of 1857 in Lucknow?
22. Who was the leader of 1857 struggle for freedom in Lucknow?
23. Which of the following was the economic cause of 1857 revolt?
24. 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?
25. 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?
26. Which among the following was not an economic cause of the revolt of 1857?
27. 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.
28. 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?
29. When did Queen Victoria declare the taking over of Indian Administration under British crown?
30. Who among the following was bestowed with the title of Saheb-e-Alam Bahadur by Bahadur Shah during the uprising of 1857?
31. Where is the samadhi (tomb/memorial) of Maharani Lakshmibai situated?
32. Who defeated the Joint Army of British and Jodhpur during the revolt of 1857?
33. The first Indian to write in Indian language on the causes of the uprising of 1857 was
34. Match List I (Place of Revolt in 1857) with List II (British Officer who suppressed the Revolt) and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists.
| List I (Place of Revolt) | List II (Suppressor) |
| A. Jagdishpur | 1. General Neil |
| B. Delhi | 2. William Taylor |
| C. Bareilly | 3. John Nicholson |
| D. Allahabad | 4. Colin Campbell |
35. The active participant of the Bundela rebellion of 1842 Hirdeshah was Zamindar of which of the following place?
36. Which of the following was the most important weakness of the revolt of 1857?
37. The immediate cause of India’s First War of Independence was
38. Which of the underwritten pairs is correctly matched?
39. What was the date of “Queen’s Proclamation’’?
40. Which of the following pairs is not correctly matched?
41. To whom the rebel soldiers from Meerut declared the ‘Emperor of India’, after sieging Delhi, on 12th May, 1857?
42. Indians were assured of many things in the declaration by Queen Victoria in 1858. Which among the following assurances were fulfilled by British Government?
43. Which of the following statements about Maulvi Ahmadullah Shah, who played an important part in the Revolt of 1857, is/are correct?
I. He was popularly known as Danka Shah or the Maulavi with a drum. II. He fought in the famous Battle of Chinhat. III. He was killed by British troops under the command of Henry Lawrence. Select the correct answer using the codes given below.
44. 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?
45. Who among the following was the author of Civil Rebellion in the Indian Mutinies, 1857-59?
46. The largest number of soldiers participated in the struggle of 1857 came from
47. Maharani Lakshmi Bai had combated in last battle against
48. The birthplace of Maharani Lakshmibai, the heroine of the 1857 freedom struggle is
49. 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?
50. Who among the following was the British Resident in Awadh at the time of its annexation into British Dominion?