Key Figures
Queen _______ was the monarch who became the formal empress of India after the Sepoy Mutiny,
Victoria
In what year did India officially become part of the British Empire, ending control by the East India Company?
1858
Which trading company governed much of India before power was transferred to the British Crown?
The British East India Company
what was the role of Nana Shaib in the revolt.
Nana Sahib was one of the key leaders in the Indian Rebellion of 1857.
What type of language became the official medium of administration and education under British rule in India?
English
Known as the "Father of the Nation," he led India’s non-violent struggle for independence from British rule. Who is he?
Mahatma Gandhi
What major uprising against British rule began in 1857 and is sometimes called the First War of Independence?
The Sepoy Mutiny of 1857
What 1858 policy change ended the East India Company’s rule and placed India under direct control of the British Crown?
The Government of India Act 1858
What was the name of the 1919 event where British troops shot peaceful protesters in Punjab? A) Jallianwala Bagh Massacre B) Chauri Chaura Incident C) Amritsar Uprising D) Rowlatt Massacre
Jallianwala Bagh Massacre
What major transportation system did the British develop extensively in India to connect cities and transport goods?
Railways
This leader founded the Indian National Congress in 1885 and later became its president several times. A) Dadabhai Naorojiiexam b) Surendranath Banerjee c) Allan Octavian Hume
Allan Octavian Hume
In which year was the Indian National Congress founded? A) 1857 B) 1869 C) 1885 D) 1905 E) 1920
1885
Which British policy allowed the annexation of Indian princely states if the ruler died without a male heir?
The Doctrine of Lapse (Lapse Doctrine)
Who led the Non-Cooperation Movement beginning in 1920, encouraging Indians to refuse to cooperate with British authorities?
Mahatma Gandhi
Which crop was widely promoted by the British, leading to food shortages and famines in India?
Cotton (or cash crops)
Who was the first Governor-General of British India after the 1858 Government of India Act? A) Lord Dalhousie B) Lord Canning C) Lord Curzon
Lord Canning
Which war, fought between 1824 and 1826, marked the beginning of British expansion into Burma and resulted in the Treaty of Yandabo?
The First Anglo-Burmese War
Which term describes a crop grown primarily for sale and export rather than for local consumption or subsistence farming?
Cash crop
What 1905 protest movement involved Indians making their own goods to reject British products?
The Swadeshi Movement
How did British economic policies affect Indian artisans and traditional industries during the colonial period?
They caused the decline of traditional industries and deindustrialisation.
Lord _____ was a British Viceroy who implemented the controversial Partition of Bengal in 1905 and was later forced to resign due to strong Indian opposition.
Curzon
what war resulting in the complete annexation of Burma into British India? What year did it take place?
Third Anglo-Burmese War.
1885.
What was the name of the controversial rifle cartridges rumored to be greased with cow and pig fat, which offended Hindu and Muslim soldiers and helped trigger the 1857 Sepoy Rebellion?
The Enfield Rifle cartridges
What was the name of the 1942 mass civil disobedience campaign demanding an end to British rule in India?
The Quit India Movement
Which system of land revenue collection, introduced by the British, caused widespread hardship for Indian peasants before independence?
The Zamindari system