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Which of the following was not a reason for the uprising?
general knowledge

  1. Lower salaries of the Indian Soldiers than that of the British soldiers.

  2. The proclamation of Queen Victoria

  3. Doctrine of Lapse.

  4. Rumour that the cartridges which had to be bitten off before use, were coated with animal fat

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Correct Option: B

In the capture of Delhi by the British forces, which Mughal king was captured and exiled to Burma?
general knowledge

  1. Aurangzeb

  2. Shah Jehan

  3. Akbar

  4. Bahadur Shah

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Correct Option: D

Who was the Governor - General of India during this period?
general knowledge

  1. Lord Dalhousie

  2. Lord Canning

  3. Lord Curzon

  4. Lord Lytton

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Correct Option: B

Who first redefined the 'sepoy mutiny' in his book which was banned even before it could be published?
general knowledge

  1. Veer Savarkar

  2. Mahatma Gandhi

  3. Jawaharlal Nehru

  4. Lokmanya Tilak

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Correct Option: A

When did the 1857 uprising begin ?
general knowledge

  1. July 10

  2. June 10

  3. May 10

  4. September 10

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Correct Option: C

Who fired at a British officer in order to inspire his regiment into an open revolt at the Barrackpore cantonment at Meerut?
general knowledge

  1. Mangal Pandey

  2. Ishwari Prasad

  3. Shaikh Paltu

  4. None of the above

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Correct Option: A

Who protested against the British for not being allowed to adopt a successor?
general knowledge

  1. Bahadur Shah Zafar

  2. Lal Hanumant Singh

  3. Raja Kunwar Singh

  4. Rani Lakshmibai of Jhansi

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Correct Option: D

Who led a revolt in Bundelkhand alongwith Rani of Jhansi?
general knowledge

  1. Pandurang Tope

  2. Tatya Tope

  3. Nana Saheb

  4. Kunwarsingh

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Correct Option: B

Which British company's rule ended after this uprising?
general knowledge

  1. West India Company

  2. South India Company

  3. North India Company

  4. East India Company

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Correct Option: D

Is the first Prime minister of bangladesh was Mujibur rehaman?
general knowledge

  1. True

  2. False

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Correct Option: A