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Indian History General Knowledge Questions for Competitive Exam

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Q :  

What was the main cause of the 1857 revolt?

(A) Public Outrage

(B) Military discontent

(C) Management of Christian Missionaries

(D) Policy of British Empire

Correct Answer : D

Q :  

The first event relating to the war of Independence of 1857 was

(A) Kanpur’s Revolt and taking over the leadership by Nana Saheb

(B) Begum Hazrat Mahal’s leadership of Oudh

(C) Marching of Sepoys to Delhi’s Red Fort

(D) Revolt by Rani of Jhansi

Correct Answer : C

Q :  

Which one of the following centers of the uprising of 1857 was recaptured by the English?

(A) Jhansi

(B) Meerut

(C) Delhi

(D) Kanpur

Correct Answer : C

Q :  

Who among the following was the leader of the revolt during 1857 at Bareilly?

(A) Khan Bahadur

(B) Kunwar Singh

(C) Maulvi Ahmad Shah

(D) Virzis Qadir

Correct Answer : A

Q :  

Maharani Lakshmi Bai had combated in last battle against

(A) Hugh Rose

(B) Guff

(C) Niel

(D) Havlock

Correct Answer : A

Q :  

In which year the British Government signed the Hague Opium Convention?

(A) 1912

(B) 1913

(C) 1910

(D) 1911

Correct Answer : A

Q :  

Arrange the following events in the order of their chronology: 

1.August Offer

2.Poona Pact

3.Third Round Table Conference
 Choose the correct option:

(A) 2-1-3

(B) 2-1-3

(C) 1-2-3

(D) 2-3-1

Correct Answer : D

Q :  

Mangal Pandey incident took place at

(A) Meerut

(B) Barrackpore

(C) Ambala

(D) Lucknow

Correct Answer : B

Q :  

When was the new Enfield Rifle with greased cartridges introduced in the British Indian Army?

(A) November, 1856

(B) December, 1856

(C) January, 1857

(D) February, 1857

Correct Answer : B

Q :  

Which one of the following conceptions is true about the Revolt of 1857?

(A) Indian historians have described it as an Indian mutiny

(B) British historians have described it as a war of independence

(C) It gave a death blow to the system of East India Company’s rule in India

(D) It was for the improvement of the administrative machinery in India

Correct Answer : C

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