MCQs-When People Rebel-Class 8-Social Science

Chapter-When People Rebel-Class 8-Subject-Social Science

1. Causes of the 1857 Rebellion

1. Who introduced the Doctrine of Lapse?

   • A) Lord Cornwallis
   • B) Lord Dalhousie
   • C) Lord Canning
   • D) Lord Wellesley
     Answer: B) Lord Dalhousie

2. What did the Doctrine of Lapse state?

   • A) Indian rulers could keep their kingdoms after adoption.
   • B) Kingdoms without natural heirs would be annexed.
   • C) British officers would control Indian trade.
   • D) Indian rulers had to pay heavy taxes.
     Answer: B) Kingdoms without natural heirs would be annexed.

3. Which law offended the religious beliefs of the sepoys?

   • A) The Arms Act
   • B) The Greased Cartridge Rule
   • C) The Subsidiary Alliance
   • D) The Doctrine of Lapse
     Answer: B) The Greased Cartridge Rule

4. What law allowed Christian converts to inherit ancestral property?

   • A) The Property Act
   • B) The Christian Conversion Act
   • C) The Caste Protection Act
   • D) The Religious Conversion Act of 1850
     Answer: D) The Religious Conversion Act of 1850

5. Why did the annexation of Awadh anger the local people?

   • A) It violated religious sentiments.
   • B) They lost jobs and land rights.
   • C) It increased British taxation.
   • D) It was a military decision.
     Answer: B) They lost jobs and land rights.

2. Key Events of the Rebellion

1. Where did the rebellion of 1857 first break out?

   • A) Delhi
   • B) Lucknow
   • C) Meerut
   • D) Kanpur
     Answer: C) Meerut

2. Who led the rebellion in Kanpur?

   • A) Rani Lakshmibai
   • B) Nana Saheb
   • C) Tantia Tope
   • D) Begum Hazrat Mahal
     Answer: B) Nana Saheb

3. Which Mughal emperor was declared the leader of the rebellion?

   • A) Bahadur Shah Zafar
   • B) Akbar II
   • C) Aurangzeb
   • D) Humayun
     Answer: A) Bahadur Shah Zafar

4. When was the rebellion of 1857 officially declared to have started?

   • A) May 10, 1857
   • B) July 7, 1857
   • C) March 15, 1857
   • D) August 1, 1857
     Answer: A) May 10, 1857

5. What event triggered the rebellion?

   • A) Annexation of Awadh
   • B) Use of greased cartridges
   • C) High taxation
   • D) Disbanding Indian sepoys
     Answer: B) Use of greased cartridges

3. Prominent Leaders and Figures

1. Who led the rebellion in Jhansi?

   • A) Tantia Tope
   • B) Rani Lakshmibai
   • C) Nana Saheb
   • D) Kunwar Singh
     Answer: B) Rani Lakshmibai

2. What role did Bahadur Shah Zafar play in the rebellion?

   • A) Active military leader
   • B) Symbolic leader of unity
   • C) Political reformer
   • D) British ally
     Answer: B) Symbolic leader of unity

3. Who was the general that supported Nana Saheb in Kanpur?

   • A) Rani Lakshmibai
   • B) Tantia Tope
   • C) Kunwar Singh
   • D) Begum Hazrat Mahal
     Answer: B) Tantia Tope

4. Begum Hazrat Mahal was associated with which city during the rebellion?

   • A) Kanpur
   • B) Jhansi
   • C) Awadh (Lucknow)
   • D) Delhi
     Answer: C) Awadh (Lucknow)

5. Which ruler led the rebellion in Bihar?

   • A) Nana Saheb
   • B) Rani Avantibai
   • C) Kunwar Singh
   • D) Mangal Pandey
     Answer: C) Kunwar Singh

4. British Strategies and Policies

1. How did the British respond to the rebellion?

   • A) They fled India.
   • B) They passed new laws and sent reinforcements.
   • C) They banned sepoy recruitment.
   • D) They dissolved the East India Company.
     Answer: B) They passed new laws and sent reinforcements.

2. Where was Bahadur Shah Zafar exiled?

   • A) Rangoon (Burma)
   • B) Kolkata
   • C) Delhi
   • D) Kanpur
     Answer: A) Rangoon (Burma)

3. What Act transferred power from the East India Company to the British Crown?

   • A) Government of India Act, 1858
   • B) Indian Administration Act
   • C) British Dominion Act
   • D) Indian Reforms Act
     Answer: A) Government of India Act, 1858

4. What did the British promise to ruling chiefs after the rebellion?

   • A) Independence
   • B) Protection of their kingdoms
   • C) Freedom from taxation
   • D) Access to trade monopolies
     Answer: B) Protection of their kingdoms

5. Which groups were now favored for recruitment in the British army?

   • A) Gurkhas, Sikhs, and Pathans
   • B) Bengalis and Biharis
   • C) Rajputs and Marathas
   • D) None of the above
     Answer: A) Gurkhas, Sikhs, and Pathans

5. Outcomes and Impact

1. What was the main impact of the 1857 rebellion?

   • A) India became independent.
   • B) The British introduced reforms in governance.
   • C) Mughal rule was restored.
   • D) All sepoys were dismissed.
     Answer: B) The British introduced reforms in governance.

2. After the rebellion, what was the title given to the Governor-General of India?

   • A) President
   • B) Viceroy
   • C) Chief Administrator
   • D) Commissioner
     Answer: B) Viceroy

3. What changes were made to the composition of the British army?

   • A) Indian soldiers were excluded entirely.
   • B) Fewer Indian soldiers and more Europeans were included.
   • C) All Indian soldiers were from northern states.
   • D) Recruitment was banned altogether.
     Answer: B) Fewer Indian soldiers and more Europeans were included.

4. What happened to the land and property of Muslims after the rebellion?

   • A) Confiscated by the British
   • B) Distributed among rebels
   • C) Remained untouched
   • D) Given to the zamindars
     Answer: A) Confiscated by the British

5. When did the British finally regain control of India after the rebellion?

   • A) 1858
   • B) 1857
   • C) 1860
   • D) 1859
     Answer: D) 1859

True/False Statements

1. Bahadur Shah Zafar was hanged by the British.
   Answer: False

2. The Doctrine of Lapse allowed Indian rulers to pass their kingdoms to adopted heirs.
   Answer: False

3. Rani Lakshmibai died fighting the British forces in 1858.
   Answer: True

4. The British introduced the new cartridges to save money.
   Answer: False

5. Nana Saheb was the adopted son of the Peshwa Baji Rao II.
   Answer: True

6. The British punished rebels by confiscating their land and property.
   Answer: True

7. The 1857 rebellion was limited only to sepoys and had no popular support.
   Answer: False

8. The British recruited Gurkhas and Sikhs in the army after the 1857 rebellion.
   Answer: True

9. Rani Avantibai Lodhi led an army against the British in Jhansi.
   Answer: False

10. The British passed a new law after 1857 transferring power from the East India Company to the Crown.
    Answer: True

Match the Following

Answers:
1-D, 2-G, 3-I, 4-A, 5-E, 6-J, 7-B, 8-H, 9-C, 10-F

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