CHAPTER 5 WHEN PEOPLE REBEL - 1857 AND AFTER (SET-2)

Questions in this test

1. Why were the Indian sepoys discontented?
2. Who was the first soldier to be hanged for the 1857 revolt?
3. Bahadur Shah Zafar passed away in ………
4. Bahadur Shah Zafar and his wife Begum Zinat Mahal were sent to prison in ………………. in october 1858.
5. The company regime in India came to an end in ……………….
6. After the 1857 revolt, the British decided to recruit more ……………. Instead of those from Central India, Awadh & Bihar.
7. According to the new Act of 1858, the Governor-General of India was given the title of ……………..
8. According to the new Act of 1858 who was made responsible for all matters related to the governance of India.
9. In the year___ the company passed a new law which stated that every new person who took up employment in the company's army had to agree to serve overseas if required.
10. Which of the following changes were introduced by the British after the revolt of 1857?