28-12-2017, 04:28 PM
REVOLT OF 1857
*The first war of Indian Independence started on
Ans : 10th May 1857
*The revolt of 1857 started at
Ans : Meerut (Uttar Pradesh)
*The immediate cause for 1857 revolt
Ans : Introduction of greased catridges
*The British Governor General during the revolt of 1857
Ans : Lord Canning
*The revolt leader conducted Guerilla war-fare against British
Ans : Tantia Tope
*The princely state which was annexed to the British dominion as per the doctrine of lapse is Satara (1848).
*The English called the revolt of 1857 as the Devil’s wind.
*V.D. Savarkar called the Vellore Mutiny of 1806 as the prelude to the first war of Indian Independence.
*The revolutionary leader ‘Nana Sahib’ fled to Nepal during the revolt.
*Bahadursha II, the Mughal .ruler of that period was deported to Rangoon.
*Bahadursha II died 1862 at Rangoon
*The revolt of 1857 was suppressed in the year 1858.
Mangal Pandey
*The first martyr of 1857 revolt. Mangal Pandey
*Mangal Panday was a sepoy of
Ans : 34th Bengal Infantry
*Mangal Pandey was hanged on
Ans : 8th April 1857
*The film ‘Mangal Pandey’ - The Rising was directed by
Ans : Ketan Mehta
Rare quote
*“The revolt of 1857 AD swept the Indian sky clear of many clouds” said by
Ans : Sir Legal Greffin
Places of 1857 Revolt
*Barackpur- West Bengal
*Jhansi - Uttar Pradesh
*Meerut Uttar Pradesh
*Aligarh - Uttar Pradesh
*Mathura - Uttar Pradesh
*Agra - Uttar Pradesh
*Allahabad- Uttar Pradesh
*Lucknow Uttar Pradesh
