History - Class 8

Q19. Who was the Begum Hazrat Mahal? What was her role in the 1857 rebellion?

 

Q20. What is Bakht Khan?

 

Q21. Who declared himself as a governor under Emperor Bahadur Shah Zafar?

 

Q22. Which Governor-General decided that Bahadur Shah Zafar would be the last Mughal king?

 

Q23. Name the zamindar of Bihar, who joined the rebel sepoys and battled with the British.

 

Q24. What did the Bahadur Shah Jafar do after he was declared the leader of the rebel?

 

Q25. What was the plea of Nana Saheb, the adopted son of Peshwa Baji Rao II?

 

Q26. What objections did the sepoys have to the new cartridges that they were asked to use?

 

Q27. What was the immediate cause of the Sepoy mutiny and why?

 

Q28. Why were the powers of the East India Company transferred to the British crown?

 

Q29. How Muslims were treated by the British and why?

 

Q30. How Tantia Tope died?

 

Q31. What was the demand of Rani Lakshmibai of Jhansi that was refused by the British?

 

Q32. How did the revolt of 1857 affect the position of the East India Company?

 

Q33. What did the British do to protect the interests of those who converted to Christianity?

 

Q34. What was the new law passed in 1856 by the East India Company regarding the employment in the Company’s army?