History Quiz

Q. Mirza Asadullah Beg Khan, a poet of great repute during 1857, is known to posterity as (a) Zauq  (b) Ghalib (c) Benipuri (d) Mir Taqi Mir Ans: (b) Ghalib Explanation: Mirza Asadullah Beg Khan, a poet of great repute during 1857, is known to posterity as Ghalib. Mirza Beg Asadullah Khan (1797-1868), also known […]

Q. “It was the string that had hanged him………..”. What was the 1857 rebel referring to? (a) Electricity wires (b) Telephone lines (c) Television cable (d) Telegraph Ans: (d) Telegraph Explanation: The correct option is Telegraph. The 1857 rebel was referring to the telegraph when he mentioned, “It was the string that had hanged him…”

Q. The owner and editor of Delhi Urdu Akhbar who became a martyred journalist was (a) Syed Ahmad Khan (b) Maulvi Muhammad Bakr (c) Zulfikar Khan (d) Mirza Asadullah Khan Ans: (b) Maulvi Muhammad Bakr Explanation: The correct option is (b) Maulvi Muhammad Bakr. Maulvi Muhammad Bakr was the owner and editor of the Delhi

Q. Popular folk culture perceived the Ghadar of 1857 as an attempt of the people to free their ‘mulk’ from the rule of the hated (a) Videshi (b) Pardeshi (c) Dushman (d) Firangis Ans: (d) Firangis Explanation: The correct option is (d) Firangis. Popular folk culture perceived the Ghadar (Revolt) of 1857 as an attempt

Q. The members of the exiled family of Bahadur Shah Zafar were classified as (a) Prince and Princess (b) Principal state prisoners of the British Indian Empire (c) Principal state guests (d) Ex rulers Ans: (b) Principal state prisoners of the British Indian Empire Explanation: The correct option is (b) Principal state prisoners of the

Q. During the thick of the Revolt, who said that “if the Sindhia joins the rebels, I will pack off tomorrow.” (a) Lord Dalhousie (b) Benjamin Disraeli (c) Lord Canning (d) Major-General George Anson Ans: (c) Lord Canning Explanation: The correct option is (c) Lord Canning. During the thick of the Revolt of 1857, it

Q. An Act passed in 1856 decreed that all future recruits to the Bengal army would have to give an undertaking to serve anywhere, where their services will be required. This was the (a) General Act (b) General Service Enlistment Act (c) Services Act (d) General Bhatta Act Ans: (b) General Service Enlistment Act Explanation:

Q. Dalits played a significant role during 1857. A close associate of Begum Hazrat Mahal was a Pasi woman named (a) Udadevi (b) Udandevi (c) Jhalkaribai (d) Jiwan Lal Ans: (a) Udadevi Explanation: Uda Devi Pasi and other female Dalit participants are today remembered as the warriors or “Dalit Veeranganas” of the 1857 Indian Rebellion.

Q. The mutineers of 1857 wanted to get rid of the alien government restore the old order by which they meant (a) the ancient India (b) centralized Mughal state of the seventeenth century (c) decentralized political order of the eighteenth century (d) rule of the autonomous states Ans: (c) decentralized political order of the eighteenth

The Revolt of 1857 was preceded by about 14,000 petitions from the sepoys about (a) hardships associated with military conditions (b) hardships associated with living conditions (c) hardships associated with servility (d) hardships associated with revenue systems Ans: (d) hardships associated with revenue systems