Revolt of 1857 The Revolt of 1857 1. Revolt in Delhi suppressed by: Colin Campbell John Nicholson Hugh Rose William Taylor 2. Leader in Lucknow: Begum Hazrat Mahal Lakshmi Bai Annie Besant Sarojini Naidu 3. Leader in Bihar (Jagdishpur): Nana Sahib Kunwar Singh Mangal Pandey Bakht Khan 4. Who led the revolt in Jhansi? Begum Hazrat Mahal Rani Lakshmi Bai Sarojini Naidu Annie Besant 5. Who led the revolt in Kanpur? Tantia Tope Nana Sahib Kunwar Singh Ahmadullah 6. Real control in Delhi was in the hands of: Bahadur Shah Bakht Khan Nana Sahib Tatya Tope 7. The leader in Delhi was Bahadur Shah II Rani Lakshmi Bai Nana Sahib Begum Hazrat Mahal 8. Mangal Pandey belonged to: 34th Bengal Native Infantry 22nd Regiment Madras Army Bombay Army 9. Who led the revolt at Barrackpore? Nana Sahib Mangal Pandey Tatya Tope Kunwar Singh 10. Artisans were affected due to: War Cheap British goods Taxes Religion 11. Peasants suffered due to: Low taxes High revenue demands Free trade Industrial growth 12. Doctrine of Lapse means: Tax increase Military reform Annexation of states without heir Religious reform 13. The Doctrine of Lapse was introduced by: Lord Wellesley Lord Dalhousie Lord Canning Lord Curzon 14. Why did soldiers refuse the Enfield rifle? Heavy weight Poor quality Cartridges had cow & pig fat Expensive 15. The immediate cause of the revolt was the following: Doctrine of Lapse Enfield Rifle Heavy taxation Subsidiary Alliance 16. Who called it the “First War of Independence”? Gandhi Nehru V.D. Savarkar Subhash Bose 17. The Revolt of 1857 is also called the Civil War Sepoy Mutiny Farmers Revolt Tribal Revolt 18. The revolt ended in: 1857 1858 1859 1860 19. The revolt began on: 15 August 1857 10 May 1857 1 January 1857 20 June 1858 20. The Revolt of 1857 began with the following events: Delhi Meerut Kanpur Lucknow Your score is Restart quiz Send feedback