Q1 what was the impact of the revolt of 1857.
Q2 write the names of any 6 important personalities who were involved in the revolt of 1857 along with the places they belonged to.
Q3 what were the reforms made in the british army after the revolt of 1857
Q4 write about any four changes that were introduced by the british after the revolt of 1857.
Q5 what were the main causes of the revolt of 1857
Q6 who had made a list of eighty-four rules
Answers
1. Government of India Act, 1858: Under this Act, the rule of the EIC was abolished and the British Parliament had taken direct responsibility towards ruling India. The EIC returned to being just a trading organization.
2. The role of the Governor-General became more pronounced and his profile was now counted as the Viceroyas well.
3. The difference between Governor-General and Viceroy was that the Viceroy would act as the representative of the Queen and the Governor-General was the representative of the British Parliament whose authority was restricted to that of British India itself and not on the Princely States.
4. The Board of Control (established under the 1784 Pitt’s India Act) was abolished. A new ministry was created known as ‘India House’, headed by the Secretary of State for India who was a minister of cabinet rank.
5. There were 15 advisors to the ‘India House’, who had wide experience of working in India. Thus the British Parliament was trying to create a mechanism to avoid any further chances of revolt. The India House was the apex body to govern India and was a connecting link between the British Parliament and the Indian governing system.