1.
Mention two economic policies of the British that led to discontent in India
Write about the military causes for the revolt.
3. What was the immediate cause of the revolt?
4. Citing what reason was Jhansi annexed? Who was the leader of Jhansi at the time
5. Who were the leaders of the revolt? Mention the regions they ruled.
6. Name the last Mughal emperor. What happened to him after the revolt?
IV. Answer in detail.
1. How did the social and economic reforms of the British alienate orthodox Indian
2. Describe briefly the outbreak and spread of the Revolt of 1857.
3. Describe the reasons for the failure of the revolt.
Describe the outcome of the revolt.
Answers
Answer:
1. Indian Rebellion and Salt Tax
2. Low salary and poor prospects of promotion.
Disproportion between Indian and British troops.
Social distance between officers and Indian soldiers.
Loss of British prestige in Afghan War.
General Service Enlistment Act by which Indians enlisted in British Army could be sent overseas.
3. 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.
4. Rani lakshmi bai was the leader of jhansi at the time it was annexed. Under the conditions of doctrine of lapse that anatural heir of the king would only be allowed to ascend the throne rani laxmibai's adopted son was deemed ineligible and jhansi was annexed.
5.
Barrackpore- Mangal Pandey
Delhi- Bahadur Shah II, General Bakht Khan
Delhi- Hakim Ahsanullah (Chief advisor to Bahadur Shah II)
Lucknow- Begum Hazrat Mahal, Birjis Qadir, Ahmadullah (advisor of the ex-Nawab of Awadh)
Kanpur- Nana Sahib, Rao Sahib (nephew of Nana), Tantia Tope, Azimullah Khan (advisor of Nana Sahib)
Jhansi- Rani Laxmibai
Bihar (Jagdishpur)- Kunwar Singh, Amar Singh
Allahabad and Banaras- Maulvi Liyakat Ali
Faizabad- Maulvi Ahmadullah (He declared the Revolt as Jihad against English)
Farrukhabad- Tufzal Hasan Khan
Bijnaur- Mohammad Khan
Muradabad- Abdul Ali Khan
Bareilly- Khan Bahadur Khan
Mandsor- Firoz Shah
Gwalior/Kanpur- Tantia Tope
Assam- Kandapareshwar Singh, Manirama Datta
Orissa- Surendra Shahi, Ujjwal Shahi
Kullu- Raja Pratap Singh
Rajasthan- Jaidayal Singh and Hardayal Singh
Gorakhpur- Gajadhar Singh
Mathura- Sevi Singh, Kadam Singh
6. Bahadur Shah Zafar, also known as Bahadur Shah II, was the last Mughal emperor of India who reigned from 1837 to 1857. The first War of Independence in India started in 1857 under his leadership. After losing the war, he was deposed by the British East India Company and exiled in 1858.
IV.
1. The social and economic reforms of the British alienated by the orthodox Indians. These people thought that British is interfering in their religious and social affairs and trying to covert them into Christianity. This caused their alienation towards British.
2. The revolt of the sepoys spread from Barrackpore to Meerut and thence to Delhi. ... Both at Meerut and Delhi the sepoys killed the Europeans wherever they came across. When the news of the occupation of Delhi by the sepoys reached Muzaffarnagar (May 13) the sepoys there also rose in revolt.
3. Lack of Planning and Co-ordination.
Weak Leadership of the 1857 Mutiny.
Superior British Army.
Limited Supplies and Lack of Modern Communication.
Lack of Societal Alternative.
The Princes and Educated Classes did not participate.
Limited Spread of the Revolt.
4. The Revolt was suppressed. Sheer courage could not win against a powerful and determined enemy who planned its every step. The rebels were dealt an early blow when the British captured Delhi on 20 September 1857 after prolonged and bitter fighting.
Explanation:
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