Question

1. Lord Dalhousie annexed Awadh due to their............ .
2. The immediate cause of the revolt of 1857 was............ .
3.After the revolt of 1857, control of India was shifted to
............. .
4. The mutiny of the sepoys broke out at.............. .
5. During the revolt the rebels in Delhi were led by............. .​

Answer 1

Answer:

1.British annexation

2.Change in the weapons

3.The British crown

4.Meerut (10 May 1857)

5.Brigadier Archdale Wilson

Answer 2

1. Dalhousie policy of annexation ( Doctrine of Lapse).

2. The immediate cause of the Indian Revolt of 1857 was a seemingly minor change in the weapons used by the British East India Company's troops. The East India Company upgraded to the new Pattern 1853 Enfield rifle, which used greased paper cartridges.

3. Government of India .

4. 10th May 1857.

5. Bakht Khan.