When People Rebel 1857 and After Social Science - When People Rebel 1857 and After

Name the son of Begum Hazart Mahal from Lucknow.

Why did the countryside peasants and zamindars resent the British?

Name the Governor General who declared that Awadh was being misgoverned and British rule was needed to ensure proper administration.

The greased cartridges given to the Indian soldiers was made of what?

Subsidiary Alliance was imposed on Awadh in:

State whether the following statements is True or False.
The Indian sepoys were unhappy about their pay, allowances and conditions of service.

State whether the following statements is True or False.
The British could not repress the revolt and called the rebels for negotiations.

True Or False.
Zinat Mahal was the wife of Nana Saheb.

State whether the following statements is True or False.
In 1856, Governor-General Canning decided that Bahadur Shah Zafar would be the last Mughal king.

State whether the following statements is True or False.
After the Revolt of 1857, the Governor-General of India was given the title of Admiral-General.

Fill in the blank.
The revolt of 1857 started from ______.

What do you mean by Mutiny?

Why were the Indian sepoys unhappy?

Why did the British treat Muslims with suspicion and hostility?

Why were the powers of the East India Company transferred to the British Crown?

Name some new leaders that came to the forefront during the revolt of 1857.

Describe how the English East India Company faced the massive rebellion.

Under what pretext did the Company take over Awadh?

On what condition the ruling chiefs could pass on their kingdoms to their heirs?

How did other Indian soldiers in Meerut participate in the revolt of 1857?

What efforts were made by the British to win back the loyalty of the people?

What could be the reasons for the confidence of the British rulers about their position in India before May 1857?

What were the social causes of the revolt?

How did the Company plan to bring an end to the Mughal dynasty?

How did British plan to bring Mughal dynasty to an end?

Who was Subedar Sitaram Pande?
OR
Write a short note on Subedar Sitaram Pande.

Read the following extract and answer the questions that follow:
The List of Eighty-Four Rules
Given here are excerpts from the book Majha Pravaas, written by Vishnubhatt Godse, a Brahman from a village in Maharashtra. He and his uncle had set out to attend a yajna being organised in Mathura. Vishnubhatt writes that they met some sepoys on the way who told them that they should not proceed on the journey because a massive upheaval was going to break out in three days. The sepoys said:
the English were determined to wipe out the religions of the Hindus and the Muslims … they had made a list of eighty-four rules and announced these in a gathering of all big kings and princes in Calcutta. They said that the kings refused to accept these rules and warned the English of dire consequences and massive upheaval if these are implemented … that the kings all returned to their capitals in great anger … all the big people began making plans. A date was fixed for the war of religion and the secret plan had been circulated from the cantonment in Meerut by letters sent to different cantonments.

1. How can you introduce Vishnubhatt on the basis of the above passage?
2. Whom did Vishnubhatt and his uncle meet? What information did the people they meet share with them?
3. What had British decided?

How did other Indian soldiers in Meerut participate in the Revolt of 1857? How did the regiments stationed in Delhi respond when they came to know about the arrival of the Meerut sepoys in the city?

How did the company supress the revolt?

How did the Company suppress the revolt?

What reforms did the British introduced in the Indian society? How did people of India respond to them?