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Question
Find out from the following pairs which one is NOT correctly matched:
Options
Lord Wellesley: Subsidiary Alliance
Lord Dalhousie: Doctrine of Lapse
Lord Henry Hardinge: Introduced the Enfield rifles
Lord Canning: Religious Disabilities Act
Solution
Lord Canning: Religious Disabilities Act
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Write a Short Essay (250-300 Words) on the Following:
Why Was the Revolt Particularly Widespread in Awadh? What Prompted the Peasants, Taluqdars and Zamindars to Join the Revolt?
Why were the sepoys discontented with the British?
Which of the following was not one of the terms accepted by the Indian ruler entering Subsidiary Alliance?
Which of the following statements was not a justified reason for the annexation of Awadh by the British in 1857?
Consider the following statements regarding the Subsidiary Alliance.
- The British would be responsible for protecting their ally from external and internal threats to their power.
- In the territory of the ally, a British armed contingent would be stationed.
- The British would provide the resources for maintaining this contingent.
- The ally could enter into agreements with other rulers or engage in warfare only with the permission of the British.
Which of the following statement (s) is/are correct?
Awadh and Satara were captured under ______.
Describe the role of any six prominent leaders of northern India who fought against the British in the Revolt of 1857.
Mangal Pandey, in 1857, killed British Officer(s):
The major reasons to explain why the rebellious soldiers turned to native rulers for leadership is/are:-
The revolt was widespread in Awadh due to which of the following reason/s?
The subsidiary alliance was imposed on Awadh in ______.
Who led the Revolt from Lucknow?
Match the following.
| List I | List II |
| A. Lord Wellesley | 1. Commander of British Forces in India |
| B. Lord Dalhousie | 2. Introduced Doctrine of Lapse |
| C. Lord Canning | 3. Introduced Subsidiary Alliance |
| D. Colin Campbell | 4. Governor-General during Revolt of 1857 |
In which year Awadh was annexed to the British Empire?
Explain the main provisions of Subsidiary Alliance as devised by Lord Wellesley in 1798.
Explain why the Revolt of 1857 became an expression of popular resistance in Awadh than any where else to the British rule.
"The link between sepoys and the rural peasant folk had important implications in the course of the Revolt of 1857." Elucidate the statement with suitable examples.
Read the given information and identify the leader of 1857 Revolt from the following options:
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Which one of the following regions was called as the "Nursery of the Bengal Army" by the British during 1850's?
“The relationship of the sepoys with the superior white officers underwent a significant change in the years preceding the uprising of 1857”, support the statement with examples.
Explain the series of events that eventually led the cherry to fall into the mouth of the British.
