EASY
MEDIUM
HARD
EXTREME
100
Since what time had the nawabs and rajas see their power erode?
Since the mid-eighteenth the nawabs and rajas had seen their power erode.
100
Who was the Governer General that declared that the territory of Awadh was being misgoverned?
Governer-General Dalhousie.
100
Which Governor-General decided that Bahadur Shah Zafar would be last of the Mughal kings.
Governor-General Canning
100
What is the meaning of Mutiny?
When soldiers as a group disobey their officer in the army
200
Who had been stationed in many courts?
Residents had been stationed in many courts.
200
What was imposed on Awadh? What time was it taken over.
A subsidiary alliance was imposed on Awadh and was taken over on 1856.
200
Who were unhappy about their pay, allowances and conditions of service.
The Indian sepoys
200
Who is this?
Bahadur Shah Zafar
300
Who is the adopted son of Preshwa Baji Rao II?
Nana Saheb
300
Many families tried to do what with the company? give an example
Many ruling families tried to negotiate with the company to protect their intrests. An example is, Rani lakshmibhai of jhansi.
300
In the countryside who resented the high taxes and the rigid methods of what?
In the countryside peasants and zamindars resented the high taxes and the rigid methods of revenue collection.
300
What happened to Rani Avantibai?
After initial victory in kheri, She chose to embrace death when surrounded by the british on all sides.
400
Which was one of the last territories to be annexed and at what time?
Awadh was one of the last territories to be annexed in 1801.
400
The company began to plan what? The name of who was removed from what by the company?
The company began to plan the end of the Mughal rulers. The name of Mughal Kings was removed from the coins minted by the company.
400
What did the people of that time think would happen if they crossed the sea?
They thought they would lose their religion and caste.
400
What happened to Bahadur Shah Zafar and his wife after they were caught in which time and where? When did he die?
Him and his wife were sentenced to prison in Rangoon in October 1858. He died in November 1862.
500
Who wanted the company to recognise who as the heir of the kingdom after whos death?
Rani Lakshmibhai wanted the company to recognise her adopted son as the heir to the kingdom after the death of her husband.
500
In 1849, Governor-General Dalhousie announced that after the death of who the family of the king would be shifted from what place to where?
In 1849, Governor-General Dalhousie announced that after the death of Bahadur Shah Zafar, the family of the king would be shifted from the Red fort to Delhi.
500
In what time were the sepoys told to go to burma by which route to fight for who? What happened after they refused to fight?
In 1824 the sepoys were told to go to burma by sea route to fight for the company. After they refused to fight, they were severely punished.
500
Who is this? What happened to him?
Tanita Tope, he escaped to the jungles of central India and contributed to fight a guerilla war.