The Revolt of 1857 Gk Questions and Answers - 1

Question: 1

The first Governor General and Viceroy of British India was

(A) Lord Dalhousie

(B) Lord Canning

(C) Lord Hastings

(D) John Lawrence

Question: 2

During India’s freedom struggle, the Sepoy Mutiny started from which one of the following places?

(A) Meerut

(B) Jhansi

(C) Gwalior

(D) Agra

Question: 3

The administrative consequence of the Revolt of 1857 was transfer of power from

(A) British Crown to the East India Company

(B) East India Company to the British Crown

(C) British Crown to the Board of Directors

(D) East India Company to the Governor General

Question: 4

The Revolt of 1875 was witnessed by the poet

(A) Zauq

(B) Ghalib

(C) Mir Taqi Mir

(D) Iqbal

Question: 5

Kunwar Singh led the revolt of 1857 in

(A) Maharashtra

(B) Bihar

(C) Bengal

(D) Punjab