Question

3) Identify the policy changes made by the British after the revolt of 1857. a) The number of Indian soldiers in the army were decreased. b) The Indian rulers had to hold their kingdom under the British Crown. c) The British started exploiting the religious sentiments of the people of India. d) The land owned by Muslims was treated with hostility and was confiscated. (i) 1, 2, and 3 (ii) 1 and 2 (iii) 1, 2, and 4 (iv) 1 and 4​

Answer 1

Answer:

Identify the policy changes made by the British after the revolt of 1857. (1 mark) a) The number of Indian soldiers in the army were decreased. b) The Indian rulers had to hold their kingdom under the British Crown. c) The British started exploiting the religious sentiments of the people of India. d) The land owned by Muslims was treated with hostility and was confiscated. (i) 1, 2, and 3 (ii) 1 and 2 (iii) 1, 2, and 4 (iv) 1 and 4 4)

(2)Identify the causes that led to the Indigo rebellion. (1 mark) a) The peasants were forced to grow indigo in the fertile land where rice was produced. b) The peasants had to invest in the purchase and maintenance of ploughs. c) The peasants got support from the Britishers in their struggle against the planters. d) The peasants were trapped in a never-ending cycle of loans. (i) 1, 2, and 3 (ii) 2 and 3 (iii) 1 and 4 (iv) 1, 2, and4

(3) Given below are events related to the Revolt of 1857. Arrange them in the correct

sequence. (1 mark)

a) Soldiers declared Bahadur Shah Zafar the leader of the revolt.

b) The sepoys of the 19th Native Bengal Infantry refused to use the greased cartridges.

c) Mangal Pandey was hanged to death for refusing to use the greased cartridges.

d) 85 sepoys at the Meerut Cantonment revolted against the punishment for not using

the greased cartridges