Question

Short-Answer Questions
1. By what other name is India's 'First War of Independence' known as?
2. Name the policy of annexation followed by Lord Dalhousie. Doctrine of Lapse
3. Give reasons as to why Nana Sahib was angry with the British.
4. Why was the introduction of railways and telegraph resented?
5. Why was Oudh annexed by Lord Dalhousie?
6. Why were the educated Indians against the British Government?
7. What was the General Service Enlistment Act?
8. Why is the 'War of 1857' hailed as the First War of Independence?
9. What was the immediate cause of the Great Uprising of 1857?
10. Name the two leaders who led the Great Uprising of 1857 at Kanpur
11. Give two results of the Great Uprising of 1857.
12. Give one change brought by the British in the army after the Great Uprising of 1857.
13. Give a brief outline of the major cause of the war of 1857. Where did the war of Revolt begin?
14. What was the Doctrine of Lapse? Who used this doctrine for the first time in India? Name the three
states annexed by the British using this doctrine.
15. How did people in India look upon the social reforms brought about by the British?
16. Give an example to show how the British exploited economic resources of India.
17. With regard to handicrafts and cottage industries, what were the consequences of the British policy of
making India a raw material producing country?
18. Give any two grievances of the peasantry against the British.
19. Give the meaning of absentee sovereignty. Why was it resented by the Indians?
20. What was the Subsidiary Alliance? Mention two states brought under the British control using the Subsidiary
Alliance?
21. What was the best example of British diplomacy manifested during the Revolt?​

Answer 1

Answer:

1. the rebellion of 1857 .

2 .  doctrine oflaps was an annexation policy divised by lord dalhousie who was the governor general  for the east india company in india  between 1848 and  1856 . 3 ] thus , if the rular of a princely state died without an hair , his state world not pass to an adopted heir as sanctioned by ancient  tradition of country .

Explanation:

1. the rebellion of 1857 also known as india ;s began on may 10 , 1857