When People Rebel

The main centres of the revolt were

• Meerut

• Delhi

• Lucknow

• All of them

______________ proclaimed himself as Peshwa

• Nana Saheb

• Bijr Qadr

• Mangal Pandey

• Non of them

___________ were unhappy with their allowances ,salaries and conditions of services

• Peasants

• zamindars

• Hindus

• Sepoys

Rani Laxmi Bai rebelled because she wanted

• Indian rulers to to have their independent armed forces.

• the company to recognize her adopted son as the legal heir after her husband’s death

• to make sure that all peasants get their land

• Tantia Tope to take over Jhansi from her

New law of 1856 was

• to enable the converts to inherit their ancestral property.

• to prohibit sati and encouraged widow remarriage

• to have Indian who wanted to be a part of the army had to agree to serve overseas.

• none of the above

Ahmadullah Shah .......

• declared himself as governor under Bahadur Shah Zafar.

• raised an army of four thousand against the Britishers who had taken over the administration of her state

• raised a huge force of supporters and fought against Britishers in Lucknow.

• joined the rebel sepoys and fought the British along with Tantia Tope, the general of Nana Saheb.

The historical importance of the Act of 1858 was that

• Delhi was recaptured by the Britishers

• a confederacy of Indian states was organised to fight the British.

• transferred the power to the crown from East India Company.

• Indians rose in rebellion and killed British officers and also captured the arms

On 29th March 1857, a soldier named Mangal Pandey

• was proclaimed the new Nawab

• was hanged to death for attacking his officers in Barrackpore.

• declared a war against firangis.

• joined by the regiment of Delhi.

In 1850 a new law was passed ........

• it became easier for Christian missionaries to own land in India.

• it made British prohibit sati and encouraged widow remarriage.

• Every Indian who wanted to be a part of the army had to agree to serve overseas.

• it enabled the converts to inherit their ancestral property.

The Revolt broke out  at Meerut 

• 10th May 1757
• 10th May 1857
• 22nd June 1857
• 9th may 1857