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INTERNATIONAL INDIAN SCHOOL,JEDDAH
CH-5: WHEN PEOPLE REBEL
Class: VIII
Subject: HISTORY
Fill in the blanks:
1. A massive rebellion that started in ____________, threatened the company’s very presence in India.
2. _________________ had been stationed in many courts of rajas and nawabs.
3. The armed forces of the ___________ and ___________were disbanded.
4. ____________ was one of the last territories to be annexed by the British.
5. The name of the _____________ was removed from the coins minted by the company.
6. Awadh was taken over by the British in the year _____________.
7. The ____________ were unhappy about their pay, allowances and conditions of service.
8. The book ‘Majha Pravaas’ was written by ______________ .
9. ‘Sepoy to Subedar’ is an autobiography written by ________________ .
10. ____________,a soldier from Bareilly was a key military leader of the rebellion.
11. The ____________was the personal representative of the crown.
12. Thousands of labouring poor people were led by ___________ to fight for the establishment of the Heavenly Kingdom of Great Peace, This was known as the __________________(China).
State whether true or false:
1. Many peasant families tried to negotiate with the company to protect their interest. ( )
2. Peshwa Baji Rao II was the adopted son of Nana Saheb ( )
3. In 1801, a subsidiary alliance was imposed on Bengal ( )
4. After the death of Bahadur Shah Zafar his son was recognized as king ( )
5. Many people in India believed that if they cross the sea they would lose their religion and caste ( )
6. In 1850 a new law was passed to make the conversion to Christianity easier. ( )
7. The Nawab Wajid Ali Shah’s decision to bless the rebellion changed the entire situation. ( )
8. Ahmadullah Shah prophesied that the rule of the British would come to an end soon. ( )
9 Kunwar Singh an old zamindar from Bihar joined the rebels and fought the British many months. ( )
10. The British had to fight for two years to suppress the massive forces of the rebellion. ( )
13. Ruling of India came directly under the British crown after the revolt. ( )
15 The proportion of Indian soldiers was increased after the revolt. ( )
Tick the correct answer:
1. The main centers of the revolt were
a. Delhi b. Meerut c. Lucknow d. All of them
2. ___________ proclaimed himself Peshwa.
a. Nana Saheb b. Baji Rao c. Tantia Tope d. Mangal Pandey
3. _____________took an active part in organizing the uprising against the British
a. Zeenat mahal b. Begum Hazrat mahal c. Mumtaz Mahal
4. The company brought reinforcements from
a. Madras b. Bombay c. England d. Delhi
5. Delhi was recaptured from the rebel forces in ______________
a. September 1857 b. May 1857 c. June 1858
6. Lucknow was taken over by the British in
a. March 1858 b. September 1857 c June 1858
7. Hundreds of ____________ were tried and hanged.
a. sepoys b. nawabs c. rebels d. all of them
Put the following events in order:
1. 85 sepoys were dismissed from service and sentenced to ten years in jail. [ ]
2. A young soldier, Mangal Pandey was hanged to death in Barrackpore. [ ]
3. The soldiers marched to the Jail and released the imprisoned sepoys. [ ]
4. Sepoys at Meerut refused to do the army drill. [ ]
5. The regiments stationed in Delhi rose up in rebellion. [ ]
6. The sepoys declared war on the firangies. [ ]
7. The sepoys of Meerut rode all night of 10 May and reached Delhi the next morning. [ ]
8. They forced their way in to the palace and proclaimed BahadurShah Zafar as Their leader [ ]
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