1857 Revolt
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Who was the Commissioner of Lucknow when the rebels besieged it during the Revolt of 1857 ?
Henry Lawrence
Sir Henry Lawrence was the Commissioner of Lucknow when the rebels besieged it during the Revolt of 1857. He played a crucial role in organizing the defense of the Residency, the British stronghold in Lucknow, and was well aware of the growing discontent among Indian troops Lawrence had warned the Governor General, Lord Canning, about the manifestations of discontent and asked permission to transfer certain rebellious corps to another province. Unfortunately, he was fatally wounded by a shell on July 4, 1857, during the siege After his death, Colonel John Inglis took military command of the garrison, and Major John Banks was appointed the acting Civil Commissioner
Which of the following statements regarding Nana Saheb are correct?
I. Nana Saheb was the successor of Peshwa Baji Rao-II.
II. Nana Saheb joined the Revolt of 1857 from Kanpur.
III. His rebellion collapsed in the beginning of 1857.
IV. Nana Saheb went to Nepal in 1857.
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Which of the following statements are correct?
(A) Bell of arms was a store room in which weapons were kept.
(B) The army of Awadh supported the British.
(C) Firangi is a term of Persian origin applied to the British by the rebels.
(D) The 7th Awadh Irregular Cavalry accepted the new cartridges in early May.
(E) Local leaders emerged, urging peasants, zamindars, and tribals to revolt.
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The rebel leaders issued Proclamations and few ...............to propagate their ideas during the 1857 revolt.
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Match the Column-I with Column-II and choose the correct option:
| Column-I (Leadership of the Revolt of 1857) | Column-II (Regions) |
| a. Shah Mal | I. Lucknow |
| b. Kunwar Singh | II. Kanpur |
| c. Birjis Qadr | III. Baraut |
| d. Nana Sahib | IV. Arrah |
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Match List-I with List-II :
| List-I | List-II |
| A) Nana Sahib | (I) Awadh |
| (B) Rani Laxhmi Bai | (II) Arrah |
| (C) Kunwar Singh | (III) Kanpur |
| (D) Birjis Qadr | (IV) Jhansi |
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In 1857, "the life has gone out of the body" was said in reference to which state?
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Choose the correct statements about Shah Mal.
(A) He belonged to a village in Pargana Barout in U.P.
(B) He mobilised the headman and cultivators against the British.
(C) He got educated in Hyderabad and was known as Danka Shah.
(D) He was killed in a battle in July 1857.
(E) He fought the famous battle of Chinhat.
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