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Revolt of 1857 (Part-II)

📆 October 11, 2024

Total Questions: 38

1. Who was the British Prime minister during the revolt of 1857 ? [U.P.P.C.S.(Pre ) 1996]

Correct Answer: (b) Palmerston
Solution:Viscount Palmerston (Henry John Temple, 3rd viscount Palmerston) was the British Prime Minister during the revolt of 1857. His tenure was from 1855 to 1858 and 1859-1865.

2. whose name, amongst the following is not associated with the Revolt of 1857? [U.P.P.C.S. (Mains) 2017]

Correct Answer: (d) All of the above
Solution:None of the personalities mentioned in the given options is associated with the revolt of 1857.

3. What was the main cause of the failure of the revolt of 1857? [41ᵗʰ B.P.S.C. (Pre) 1996]

Correct Answer: (b) Lack of common strategy and central organization
Solution:The revolt of the 1857 failed due to lack of common strategy and central organization. This was one of the major reasons for the failure of the revolt of 1857. All the groups participated in this revolt for their own interests. There was no feeling of nationalism behind the mutiny and lack of clear vision.

4. The first freedom struggle of 1857 failed because- [U.P Lower Sub. (Pre) 1998]

Correct Answer: (d) All of the above
Solution:Expansion in limited areas, lack of unity and planning, no unified leadership and discipline, better resources of the British, role of traitors, the return of British troops from Crimea, no support of native rulers, non-cooperation of Sikhs and Punjabis as well as educated Indian middle class etc. were major causes behind the failure of the revolt of 1857.

5. Which of the following were the reasons for the failure of the Revolt of 1857? [69th B.P.S.C. (Pre) 2023]

1. The military superiority of the British

2. The rebels did not have a unified  programme and ideology

3. There was a lack of support from all the sections of society

Select the correct answer using the codes given below:

Correct Answer: (c) All of the above
Solution:Expansion in limited areas, lack of unity and planning, no unified leadership and discipline, better resources of the British, role of traitors, the return of British troops from Crimea, no support of native rulers, non-cooperation of Sikhs and Punjabis as well as educated Indian middle class etc. were major causes behind the failure of the revolt of 1857.

6. The British were able to suppress the uprising of 1857 in Rajput state because: [R.A.S./R.T.S. (Pre) 1996]

Correct Answer: (a) The local Rajput rulers did not supports revolutionaries.
Solution:Expansion in limited areas, lack of unity and planning, no unified leadership and discipline, better resources of the British, role of traitors, the return of British troops from Crimea, no support of native rulers, non-cooperation of Sikhs and Punjabis as well as educated Indian middle class etc. were major causes behind the failure of the revolt of 1857.

7. Which among the following British officers lost their lives at Lucknow? [U.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 2008]

1. General John Nicholson

2. General Neil

3. Major Henry Havelock

4. Sir Henry Lawrance

Select the correct answer from the codes given below:

Correct Answer: (c) 2, 3 and 4
Solution:Brigadier General John Nicholson died in September, 1857 during the acquisition of Delhi by British. Sir Henry Lawrance, Major General Henry Havelock, and Brigadier General Neil died in Lucknow while protecting English residency.

8. Consider: [39th B.P.S.C. (Pre) 1994]

Assertion (A) : The first war of Independence in 1857 failed to secure freedom from the British Government.

Assertion (R) : The leadership of Bahadur Shah Zafar did not have popular support and most of the Indian rulers of important States sheid away from the struggle.

Select the correct answer from the code given below:

 

Correct Answer: (a) Both (A) and (R) are true, and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
Solution:Both (A) and (R) are true, and R is the correct explanation of A. There were various reasons for the failure of the first war of independence in 1857, but the most important reason was the support of native kings of major territories by the British.

9. Who called the revolt of 1857 a conspiracy? [40th B.P.S.C. (Pre) 1995]

Correct Answer: (a) Sir James Outram and W. Taylor
Solution:Sir James Outram and W. Taylor observed that the revolt of 1857 was the result of a Hindu-Muslim conspiracy. Outram observed that it was a Muslim conspiracy that took advantage of Hindu grievances. According to John Celey, it was a 'Sepoy Mutiny' while T.R. Holmes expressed that it was a conflict between civilization and barbarism.

10. Modern Historian, who called the revolt of 1857 as the first Independence War was- [M.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 2008]

Correct Answer: (c) V.D. Savarkar
Solution:V.D. Savarkar stated in his book "The Indian War of Independence 1857" that it was  a well-planned revolt against British. He called the revolt the first war of Independence.
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