Indian National Movement 2. Other Movement

66. Who was the composer of the song ‘Vande Mataram’?

(A) Rabindra Nath Tagore

(B) Ramdhari Singh Dinkar

(C) Sarojini Naidu

(D) Bankim Chandra Chatterjee

Ans: (D)

67. Which one of the following upheavals took place in Bengal immediately after the Revolt of 1857?

(A) Sanyasi

(B) Santhal Rebellion

(C) Indigo revolt

(D) Pabna Disturbances

Ans: (C)

68. The theme of the novel Anandamath is based on

(A) Chuar Revolt

(B) Sanyasi Revolt

(C) Poligar Revolt

(D) Talukdar’s Revolt

Ans: (B)

69. What was the purpose of Barhiyataal resistance in Munger?

(A) Demand for Bakast land restoration

(B) Muslim peasants may not be exploited

(C) Abolishment of Zamindari custom

(D) Beginning of class struggle

Ans: (A)

70. Who is the author of ‘Neel Darpan’ a book written on the miserable condition of indigo farmers?

(A) Bankim Chandra Chatterjee

(B) Dinbandhu Mitra

(C) Sharat Chandra Chatterjee

(D) Rabindranath Tagore

Ans: (B)

71. Kuka Movement was organized by

(A) Guru Ram Das

(B) Guru Nanak

(C) Guru Ram Singh

(D) Guru Gobind Singh

Ans: (C)

72. Chief centre of the Wahabi Movement during the 19th century was

(A) Lahore 

(B) Patna

(C) Amritsar 

(D) Pune

Ans: (B)

73. Who founded the ‘Pagal Panth’?

(A) Bulleh Shah

(B) Karam Shah

(C) Yaduvendra Singh

(D) Swami Shajananda

Ans: (B)

74. The Pagalpanthi rebellion was indeed a rebellion of

(A) Bhils 

(B) Garos

(C) Gonds 

(D) Koliyas

Ans: (B)

75. Who were the Faraizis?

(A) Followers of Haji Shariatullah

(B) Followers of Dadu

(C) Followers of Arya Samaj

(D) Followers of the Muslim League

Ans: (A)

76. Who among the following was the leader of the Farazi rebellion?

(A) Aga Muhammad Raza

(B) Dadu Miyan

(C) Shamsher Gazi

(D) Wazir Ali

Ans: (B)

77. Who founded Ramosi Krishak Jatha in Maharashtra?

(A) Justice Ranade

(B) Gopal Krishna Gokhale

(C) Vasudeo Balwant Phadke

(D) Jyotiba Phule

Ans: (C)

78. Velu Thampi led a rebellion against the British in

(A) Kerala 

(B) Maharashtra

(C) Mysore 

(D) Telangana

Ans: (A)

79. Which of the following places was the centre of the Garhakari rebellion?

(A) Bihar Sharif 

(B) Kolhapur

(C) Surat 

(D) Sylhet

Ans: (B)

80. The correct geographical location for the Ramosi Uprising was

(A) Western India

(B) the Eastern Ghats

(C) Eastern India

(D) the Western Ghats

Ans: (D)

81. Which one of the following was made famous by Bankim Chandra Chatterjee in his novel ‘Anandamath’?

(A) Bhil uprising

(B) Rangpur and Dinajpur uprising

(C) Bishnupur and Birbhum rebellion

(D) Sanyasi rebellion

Ans: (D)

82. Trace the tribe that rebelled against Britishers because the human sacrifice system was banned

(A) Kuki (B) Khond

(C) Oraon (D) Nackda

Ans: (B)

83. The Waghera Uprising happened in

(A) Surat (B) Poona

(C) Calicut (D) Baroda

Ans: (D)

84. Who had led Kol Revolt?

(A) Budhu Bhagat

(B) Surga

(C) Bhagat

(D) Jatra Bhagat

Ans: (A)

85. When did Chhotanagpur Tribal Revolt occur?

(A) 1807-1808

 (B) 1820

(C) 1858-1859 

(D) 1889

Ans: (B)

86. Which among the following year ‘Santhal revolt’ occurred?

(A) 1831-32 A.D.

(B) 1844-46 A.D.

(C) 1851-52 A.D.

(D) 1855-56 A.D.

Ans: (D)

87. The first tribal leader who was inspired by Mahatma Gandhi and his ideology was

(A) Alluri Sitaram Raju

(B) Jodanang

(C) Jhabkar Bapa

(D) Rani Gaidinliu

Ans: (B)

88. Who led the revolt of Santhals?

(A) Siddhu-Kanhu

(B) Bhairav Chand

(C) Both (A) and (B)

(D) None of (A) and (B)

Ans: (C)

89. Which British Commander was defeated by the Santhals in 1855?

(A) Captain Nek Fevile

(B) Lt. Bastain

(C) Major Burrough

(D) Colonel White

Ans: (C)

90. What was the Santhal Pargana region called in ancient times?

(A) Narikhand

(B) Man-Varjikah

(C) Kartasina 

(D) None of these

Ans: (A)

91. Who launched the ‘Lasodia Movement’ for social reforms amongst the Bhils of Mewar, Bagar and nearby regions?

(A) Mavji

(B) Govind Giri

(C) Surmal Das

(D) Moti Lal Tejawat

Ans: (B)

92. Which one of the following uprisings occurred in Maharashtra?

(A) Bhil uprising

(B) Kol uprising

(C) Rampa uprising

(D) Santhal uprising

Ans: (A)

93. Ulgulan Revolt was related to

(A) Santhal 

(B) Kachha Nagh

(C) Kol 

(D) Birsa Munda

Ans: (D)

94. Mundas rose revolt in

(A) 1885 

(B) 1888

(C) 1890 

(D) 1895

Ans: (D)

95. Which tribal leader is known as ‘Dharti Aaba’ (Father of World)?

(A) Jiriya Bhagat 

(B) Kanu Sanyal

(C) Roop Nayak 

(D) Birsa Munda

Ans: (D)

96. Who was the leader of the Munda rebellion?

(A) Birsa 

(B) Kanhu

(C) Tilak Manjhi 

(D) Siddhu

Ans: (A)

97. Which was the working area of Birsa Munda?

(A) Champaran 

(B) Ranchi

(C) Balia 

(D) Alipur

Ans: (B)

98. Birsa Munda was in favour of

(A) Jharkhand 

(B) Uttaranchal

(C) Chhattisgarh 

(D) None of these

Ans: (D)

99. Which amongst the following provided a common factor for tribal insurrection in India in the 19th century?

(A) Introduction of a new system of land revenue and taxation of tribal products

(B) Influence of foreign religious missionaries in tribal areas

(C) Rise of a large number of money lenders, traders and revenue farmers as middlemen in tribal areas

(D) The complete disruption of the old agrarian order of the tribal communities

Ans: (D)

100. The word Adivasi was used for the first time to refer to the tribal people by

(A) Mahatma Gandhi

(B) Thakkar Bappa

(C) Jyotiba Phule

(D) B.R. Ambedkar

Ans: (B)

101. When did Khairwar Tribal movement occur?

(A) 1874 

(B) 1960

(C) 1865 

(D) 1870

Ans: (A)

102. The Hoz revolt took place during

(A) 1620-21 

(B) 1720-21

(C) 1820-21 

(D) 1920-21

Ans: (C)

103. Moplah revolt of 1921 took place in

(A) Kashmir 

(B) B.N.W.F.P.

(C) Kerala 

(D) Assam

Ans: (C)

104. Who among the following was the leader of some anti-British revolts in Sambalpur?

(A) Utirat Singh

(B) Surendra Sai

(C) Kattabomman

(D) Sayyid Ahmad Barelvi

Ans: (B)

105. Which of the following is not correctly matched?

(A) Moplah revolt – Kerala

(B) Kuka revolt – Punjab

(C) Koli revolt – Maharashtra

(D) Chuar revolt – Madhya Pradesh

Ans: (D)

106. The Moplah Rebellion of 1921 took place in

(A) Telangana

 (B) Malabar

(C) Marathwada 

(D) Vidarbha

Ans: (B)

107. Bhils revolted against the British in

(A) M.P. and Maharashtra

(B) M.P. and Bihar

(C) Bihar and Bengal

(D) Bengal and Maharashtra

Ans: (A)

108. Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched? Revolt Year

(A) Pabna revolt – 1873

(B) Deccan Kisan revolt – 1875

(C) Sanyasi revolt – 1894

(D) Kol uprising – 1831

Ans: (C)

109. In which year did Jatra Oraon start Tanna Bhagat Movement?

(A) 1919 (B) 1917

(C) 1914 (D) 1922

Ans: (C)

110. Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched?

(A) Munda – Birsa

(B) Santhal – Kanhu

(C) Ahom – Gomdhar Kunwar

(D) Nayak – Tanna Bhagat

Ans: (D)

111. Arrange the following uprisings against the British colonial power in India prior to 1857 in the various parts of the country in the correct order.

1. Sepoy mutiny in Bengal

2. Kutch Rebellion

3. Sepoy mutiny at Vellore

4. Santhal uprising

5. Kol uprising

(A) 1, 3, 2, 5, 4 (B) 2, 3, 1, 5, 4

(C) 4, 1, 3, 2, 5 (D) 3, 1, 2, 4, 5

Ans: (A)

112. Match these former revolts in the 19th century with these related areas. List-I

(a) Kuki revolt

(b) Kuka revolt

(c) Pabna revolt

(d) Birsa Munda revolt List-II

1. Punjab 2. Bengal

3. Bihar 4. Tripura Code

(a) (b) (c) (d)

(A) 4 2 1 3 

(B) 2 3 1 4

(C) 4 1 3 2 

(D) 4 1 2 3

Ans: (D)

113. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the code given below the lists. List-I

(a) Moplah revolt

(b) Pabna revolt

(c) Eka Movement

(d) Birsa Munda revolt List-II

1. Kerala 2. Bihar

3. Bengal 4. Awadh Code

(a) (b) (c) (d)

(A) 1 3 4 2 

(B) 2 3 4 1

(C) 1 2 3 4 

(D) 3 4 1 2

Ans: (A)

114. Consider the following events.

1. Indigo Revolt

2. Santhal Rebellion

3. Deccan Riot

4. Mutiny of the Sepoys The correct chronological sequence of these events is

(A) 4, 2, 1, 3 

(B) 4, 2, 3, 1

(C) 2, 4, 3, 1 

(D) 2, 4, 1, 3

Ans: (D)

115. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the code given below the lists. List-I (Events)

(a) Barrackpur Mutiny

(b) Berhampur Revolt

(c) Santhal Revolt

(d) Vellore Mutiny List-II (Dates)

1. July 1806

2. November 1824

3. 1855-56

4. February 1857 Code

(a) (b) (c) (d)

(A) 2 4 3 1 

(B) 2 1 4 3

(C) 3 4 2 1 

(D) 1 2 3 4

Ans: (A)

Indian National Movement 1. Revolution of 1857

1. The immediate cause of India’s first war of independence was
(A) Doctrine of Lapse by Lord Dalhousie
(B) Suspicion about British interference in religion
(C) Military discontent
(D) Economic exploitation of India
Ans: (B)
2. Mangal Pandey incident took place at
(A) Meerut 

(B) Barrackpore
(C) Ambala 

(D) Lucknow
Ans: (B)
3. With which uprising is Mangal Pandey associated?
(A) Barrackpore 

(B) Meerut
(C) Delhi 

(D) None of these
Ans: (A)
4. 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
Ans: (B)
5. Who among the following was bestowed with the title of Saheb-e- Alam Bahadur by Bahadur Shah during the uprising of 1857?
(A) Azimullah 

(B) Birjis Qadir
(C) Bakht Khan 

(D) Hasan Khan
Ans: (C)
6. Which 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
Ans: (C)
7. The first war of Independence
(1857) started from
(A) Lucknow 

(B) Jhansi
(C) Meerut 

(D) Kanpur
Ans: (C)
8. What was the main cause of the 1857 revolt?
(A) Public Outrage
(B) Military discontent
(C) Management of Christian Missionaries
(D) Policy of the British Empire
Ans: (D)
9. Symbol of the 1857 independence struggle was
(A) Lotus and Chapatis
(B) Eagle
(C) Scarf
(D) Two swords
Ans: (A)
10. 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
Ans: (C)
11. The birthplace of Maharani Lakshmi Bai, the heroine of the 1857 freedom struggle, is
(A) Agra (B) Jhansi
(C) Varanasi (D) Vrindaban
Ans: (C)
12. Which one of the following centres of the uprising of 1857 was recaptured by the English?
(A) Jhansi 

(B) Meerut
(C) Delhi 

(D) Kanpur
Ans: (C)
13. Where is the Samadhi of Maharani Lakshmi Bai situated?
(A) Mandla (B) Mandu
(C) Jabalpur (D) Gwalior
Ans: (D)
14. Who among the following was the revolt leader during 1857 at Bareilly?
(A) Khan Bahadur
(B) Kunwar Singh
(C) Maulvi Ahmad Shah
(D) Virzis Qadir
Ans: (A)
15. The revolt of 1857 at Lucknow was led by
(A) Begum of Awadh
(B) Tatya Tope
(C) Rani Lakshmi Bai
(D) Nana Saheb
Ans: (A)
16. Maharani Lakshmi Bai had combated in the last battle against
(A) Hugh Rose (B) Guff
(C) Niel (D) Havlock
Ans: (A)
17. The largest number of soldiers who participated in the struggle of 1857 came from
(A) Bengal 
(B) Awadh
(C) Bihar 
(D) Rajasthan
Ans: (B)
18. The revolutionary woman who led the revolution of 1857 in Oudh was
(A) Lakshmi Bai
(B) Ahilya Bai
(C) Aruna Asaf Ali
(D) Begum Hazrat Mahal
Ans: (D)
19. Who was the leader of the 1857 struggle for freedom in Lucknow?
(A) Zeenat Mahal
(B) Nana Saheb
(C) Hazrat Mahal
(D) Tatya Tope
Ans: (C)
20. Who amongst the following was the leader of the 1857 uprising at Allahabad?
(A) Nana Saheb
(B) Azimullah
(C) Tatya Tope
(D) Maulvi Liyaqat Ali
Ans: (D)
21. Azimullah Khan was an advisor to
(A) Nana Saheb
(B) Tatya Tope
(C) Rani Lakshmi Bai
(D) Kunwar Singh
Ans: (A)
22. Who was the ‘commander-in-chief’ of Nana Saheb?
(A) Azimullah 

(B) Birjis Qadir
(C) Tatya Tope 

(D) None of these
Ans: (C)
23. The real name of which one of the following leaders of 1857 was ‘Ram Chandra Pandurang’?
(A) Kunwar Singh
(B) Tatya Tope
(C) Nana Saheb
(D) Mangal Pandey
Ans: (B)
24. With reference to the ‘revolt of 1857’ who of the following was betrayed by a ‘friend’ captured and put to death by the British?
(A) Nana Saheb
(B) Kunwar Singh
(C) Khan Bahadur Khan
(D) Tatya Tope
Ans: (D)
25. Who was the leader of revolutionaries in Bihar during the Revolt of 1857?
(A) Namdar Khan
(B) Babu Kunwar Singh
(C) Birsa Munda
(D) Shankar Shah
Ans: (B)
26. Indians were assured of many things in the declaration by Queen Victoria in 1858. Which among the following assurances was fulfilled by the British Government?
(A) Policy of annexation will be abandoned
(B) ‘Status quo’ of the native rulers would be maintained
(C) Equal treatment would be given to all subjects, Indians and Europeans
(D) There would be no interference in the social and religious beliefs of the Indians
Ans: (A)
27. After the revolt of 1857, the British recruited Soldiers from the
(A) Brahmins of U.P. and Bihar
(B) Bengalis and Orria from the East
(C) Gurkhas, Sikhs and Punjabis in the North
(D) Madras presidency and Marathas
Ans: (C)
28. Which one of the following commissions is associated with the Army Reorganization after the suppression of the Revolt of 1857?
(A) Public Service Commission
(B) Peel Commission
(C) Hunter Commission
(D) Simon Commission
Ans: (B)
29. Who among the following was the leader of the revolution of 1857 in Assam?

(A) Diwan Maniram Dutta

(B) Kandarpeshwar Singh

(C) Purandar Singh

(D) Piali Barua

Ans: (A)

30. When did Queen Victoria declare the taking over of the Indian Administration under the British crown?

(A) 1 November 1858

(B) 31 December 1857

(C) 6 January 1958

(D) 17 November 1859

Ans: (A)

31. Which person of Jagdishpur took the lead of revolutionaries during the revolt of 1857 A.D.?

(A) Kunwar Singh

(B) Chandra Shekhar

(C) Tirath Singh

(D) Ram Singh

Ans: (A)

32. The centre of the 1857 revolt in Bihar from 15th July 1857 to 20th January 1858 was

(A) Rampur 

(B) Hamirpur

(C) Dheerpur 

(D) Jagdishpur

Ans: (D)

33. Who defeated the joint army of the British and Jodhpur during the revolt of 1857?

(A) Tatya Tope

(B) Nawab Vazeer Khan of Tonk

(C) Maharaja Ram Singh

(D) Thakur Kushal Singh of Auwa

Ans: (D)

34. The King of Jagdishpur was

(A) Nana Saheb

(B) Tatya Tope

(C) Lakshmi Bai

(D) Kunwar Singh

Ans: (D)

35. Who of the following had struggled against Britishers in 1857?

(A) Chandrashekhar Azad

(B) Ramprasad Bilsmil

(C) Shahdat Khan

(D) Makhan Lal Chaturvedi

Ans: (C)

36. Which amongst the following place was not a centre of the revolution of 1857?

(A) Ajmer 

(B) Jaipur

(C) Neemuch 

(D) Auwa

Ans: (B)

37. The Revolt of 1857 was witnessed by the poet

(A) Mir Taqi Mir 

(B) Zauq

(C) Ghalib 

(D) Iqbal

Ans: (C)

38. Who of the following was the bitterest enemy of the British during the Revolt of 1857?

(A) Maulvi Ahmadullah Shah

(B) Maulvi Imadadullah

(C) Maulana Fazi-i-Haq Khairabadi

(D) Nawab Liaquat Ali

Ans: (A)

39. Who among the following was not associated with the Revolt of 1857?

(A) Tatya Tope

(B) Rani Lakshmi Bai

(C) Bahadur Shah Jafar

(D) Bhagat Singh

Ans: (D)

40. Original residence of Eminent Urdu Poet Mirza Ghalib was

(A) Agra 

(B) Delhi

(C) Lahore 

(D) Lucknow

Ans: (A)

41. Which dynasty supported the British maximum during the 1857 Freedom Movement?

(A) Scindias of Gwalior

(B) Holkers of Indore

(C) Bhonsles of Nagpur

(D) Lodhis of Ramgarh

Ans: (A)

42. Who among the following was not related to the Revolt of 1857?

(A) Begum Hazrat Mahal

(B) Kunwar Singh

(C) Uddham Singh

(D) Maulvi Shemadullah

Ans: (C)

43. Which one of the following territories was not affected by the Revolt of 1857?

(A) Jhansi (B) Chittor

(C) Jagdishpur (D) Lucknow

Ans: (B)

44. The educated middle class in India

(A) Opposed the revolt of 1857

(B) Supported the revolt of 1857

(C) Remained neutral to the revolt of 1857

(D) Fought against native rulers

Ans: (C)

45. Who was the Governor-General of India during the Sepoy Mutiny?

(A) Lord Canning

(B) Lord Dalhousie

(C) Lord Hardinge

(D) Lord Lytton

Ans: (A)

46. Who was the Governor-General of India during the Revolt of 1857?

(A) Lord Dalhousie

(B) Lord Minto

(C) Lord Canning

(D) Lord Bentinck

Ans: (C)

47. Who made Allahabad the emergency headquarters in 1857?

(A) Lord Canning

(B) Lord Cornwallis

(C) Lord Wellesley

(D) Lord William Bentinck

Ans: (A)

48. At the time of the 1857-Revolt who was the British Commanding Officer at Barrackpore?

(A) Henry Lawrence

(B) Colonel Finnis

(C) Hearsey

(D) Sir Hugh Wheeler

Ans: (C)

49. What was the main cause of the failure of the Revolt of 1857?

(A) Lack of Hindu-Muslim unity

(B) Lack of common strategy and central organization

(C) Its effect was within a limited area

(D) Non-participation of Landlords

Ans: (B)

50. Who was the British Prime Minister during the Revolt of 1857?

(A) Churchill (B) Palmerston

(C) Attlee (D) Gladstone

Ans: (B)

51. The British were able to suppress the uprising of 1857 in the Rajput state because

(A) The local Rajput rulers did not support revolutionary

(B) The educated middle class supported the British

(C) The soldiers in cantonments were not prepared to accept the leadership of revolution from outside Rajasthan

(D) The newspaper could not project the true aim of the revolution

Ans: (A)

52. First freedom struggle of 1857 failed because

(A) There was lackness of the unity of purpose in Indian sepoys

(B) Generally, Native Kings supported the British

(C) British Soldiers were better equipped and organised rather than Indians

(D) All of the above

Ans: (D)

53. Modern Historian, who called the Revolt of 1857 the first Independence War was

(A) Dr R.C. Mazumdar

(B) Dr S.N. Sen

(C) V.D. Savarkar

(D) Ashok Mehta

Ans: (C)

54. Who called the Revolt of 1857 a conspiracy?

(A) Sir James Outram and W. Taylor

(B) Sir John K.

(C) Sir John Lawrence

(D) T.R. Homes

Ans: (A)

55. The statement ‘the so-called first national war of independence was neither first, nor national, nor a war of independence is associated with

(A) R.C. Majumdar

(B) S.N. Sen

(C) Tarachand

(D) V.D. Savarkar

Ans: (A)

56. The first Indian to write in the Indian language on the causes of the uprising of 1857 was

(A) Syed Ahmed Khan

(B) V.D. Savarkar

(C) Bankim Chandra Chatterjee

(D) None of the above

Ans: (A)

57. Match List-I (leaders of the revolt of 1857) with List-II (their areas of operation). List-I

(a) Bakht Khan

(b) Maulvi Ahmadullah

(c) Kunwar Singh

(d) Nana Sahab List-II

1. Awadh 2. Kanpur

3. Arrah 4. Delhi Code

(a) (b) (c) (d)

(A) 3 1 2 4 

(B) 3 2 4 1

(C) 4 1 3 2 

(D) 4 3 1 2

Ans: (C)

58. Who was the prominent Indian Historian who did not accept the 1857 Revolution as a Revolution?

(A) Tarachand

(B) Dr S.N. Sen

(C) Savarkar

(D) Dr R.C. Majumdar

Ans: (D)

59. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the code given below the lists. List-I (Name of the Revolutionaries)

(a) Nana Saheb

(b) Nawab Hamid Ali Khan

(c) Maulvi Ahmad Ullah

(d) Mani Ram Diwan List-II (Place)

1. Delhi

2. Kanpur

3. Lucknow

4. Assam Code

(a) (b) (c) (d)

(A) 1 2 4 3 

(B) 1 2 3 4

(C) 2 1 4 3 

(D) 2 1 3 4

Ans: (D)

60. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer by using the code given below. List-I

(a) Jhansi (b) Lucknow

(c) Kanpur (d) Faizabad List-II

1. Maulvi Ahmad Shah

2. Azimullah Khan

3. Begum Hazrat Mahal

4. Rani Lakshmi Bai Code

(a) (b) (c) (d)

(A) 4 3 2 1 (B) 4 2 3 1

(C) 3 4 2 1 (D) 1 2 3 4

Ans: (A)

61. Which of the following groups did not participate in the revolt of 1857?

1. Agricultural Labour

2. Sahukar

3. Farmers

4. Landlords Select your answer of the following code.

(A) Only 1 

(B) Only 1 and 2

(C) Only 2 

(D) 2 and 4

Ans: (D)

62. Consider the following. Assertion (A): The first war of Independence in 1857 failed to secure freedom from the British Government. Reason (R): The leadership of Bahadur Shah Zafar did not have popular support and most of the Indian rulers of important States shied away from the struggle. Select the correct answer from the code given below. Code

(A) Both (A) and (R) are true and

(R) is the correct explanation of

(A)

(B) Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)

(C) (A) is true, but (R) is false

(D) (A) is false, but (R) is true

Ans: (A)

63. Which of the following British officers lost their lives at Lucknow?

1. General John Nicholson

2. General Neil

3. Major Havlock

4. Sir Henry Lawrence Select the correct answer from the code given below. Code

(A) 1, 2 and 3 

(B) 1, 3 and 4

(C) 2, 3 and 4 

(D) All of these

Ans: (C)

64. Which part of Bihar was unaffected by the Revolt of 1857?

1. Danapur 2. Patna

3. Ara 4. Muzaffarpur

5. Munger Choose the correct answer from the code given below. Code

(A) Only 4 and 5 

(B) Only 5

(C) Only 4 

(D) 3, 4 and 5

Ans: (B)

65. What was/were the object/objects of Queen Victoria’s Proclamation

(1958)?

1. To disclaim any intention to annex the Indian States

2. To place the Indian administration under the British Crown

3. To regulate East India Company’s trade with India, select the correct answer using the code below.

(A) Only 1 and 2 

(B) Only 2

(C) Only 1 and 3 

(D) 1, 2 and 3

Ans: (A)