Struggle For Independence Of India - Study Mode

[#6] The Revolt of 1857 was a prolonged period of armed uprising as well as rebellions in Northern and Central India against British. It began in Meerut by Indian troops (sepoys) in the service of the British East India Company and later spread to Delhi, Agra, Awadh, Kanpur, Chambal and Lucknow.
Correct Answer

(C) Bombay

Explanation

Solution: The 1857 revolt did not acquire much intensity in Bombay.

[#7] Which of the following statements best explains the nature of revolt of 1857?
Correct Answer

(A) The last effort of the old political order to regain power

Explanation

Solution: The revolt of 1857 began under the leadership of Bahadur Shah Zafar and it was the last effort of old Political order to regain power.

[#8] Name the Mughal emperor occupying the throne of Delhi when the revolt of 1857 took place
Correct Answer

(C) Bahadur Shah Zafar

Explanation

Solution: Bahadur Shah Zafar was a nominal Emperor, as the Mughal Empire existed in name only and his authority was limited only to the walled city of Old Delhi (Shahjahanbad). Following his involvement in the Indian Rebellion of 1857, the British exiled him to Rangoon in British-controlled Burma (now in Myanmar), after convicting him on conspiracy charges.

[#9] Which of the following upheavals took place In Bengal immediately after the revolt of 1857?
Correct Answer

(B) Indigo disturbances

Explanation

Solution: The Indigo revolt (or Nil vidroha) was a peasant movement and subsequent uprising of indigo farmers against the indigo planters that arose in Bengal in 1859.

[#10] The Civil Disobedience Movement was suspended after the Gandhi-Irwin Pact. Why did the Congress decide to resume the movement In January 1932?
Correct Answer

(D) All the above

Explanation

Solution: The Congress decide to resume the movement In January 1932 because Of Failure of the Second Round Table Conference, Repudiation of the Gandhi-Irwin Pact by the British Government and British policies of repression.