Question Paper
Class / Subject: Class 8 (SSC) · History-Political Science (इतिहास-राज्यशास्त्र)
Chapter: Chapter 4 — Chapter 4: The Freedom Struggle of 1857
Time Allowed: 32 minutes
Max Marks: 16
1. Who initiated the 1857 uprising? [1]
(A) Sepoys (Indian soldiers)
(B) Only British officials
(C) Only foreign powers
(D) Only civilians
2. What partly sparked the rebellion? [1]
(A) Cultural and religious grievances
(B) Only economic reasons
(C) Only political reasons
(D) No specific reason
3. Where did the uprising spread? [1]
(A) Northern and central India
(B) Only southern India
(C) Only coastal India
(D) Nowhere significant
4. Who was Rani Lakshmibai? [1]
(A) A ruler who participated in the uprising
(B) A British official
(C) A foreign trader
(D) Not involved in 1857
5. Why did the British eventually suppress the rebellion? [1]
(A) Better resources, organisation, lack of rebel unity
(B) Rebels had superior resources
(C) No suppression occurred
(D) The rebellion succeeded completely
6. What happened after 1857? [1]
(A) British Crown took direct control from the Company
(B) The Company gained more power
(C) India became independent
(D) Nothing changed
7. What does the 1857 uprising mark? [1]
(A) A significant turning point in Indian history
(B) An unimportant event
(C) The end of all resistance
(D) The start of British arrival
8. Why learn about the 1857 uprising? [1]
(A) To understand this major turning point
(B) No reason
(C) It's not useful
(D) Only for tests
9. Who initiated the 1857 uprising? [1]
(A) Sepoys (Indian soldiers)
(B) Only British officials
(C) Only foreign powers
(D) Only civilians
10. What partly sparked the rebellion? [1]
(A) Cultural and religious grievances
(B) Only economic reasons
(C) Only political reasons
(D) No specific reason
11. Where did the uprising spread? [1]
(A) Northern and central India
(B) Only southern India
(C) Only coastal India
(D) Nowhere significant
12. Who was Rani Lakshmibai? [1]
(A) A ruler who participated in the uprising
(B) A British official
(C) A foreign trader
(D) Not involved in 1857
13. Why did the British eventually suppress the rebellion? [1]
(A) Better resources, organisation, lack of rebel unity
(B) Rebels had superior resources
(C) No suppression occurred
(D) The rebellion succeeded completely
14. What happened after 1857? [1]
(A) British Crown took direct control from the Company
(B) The Company gained more power
(C) India became independent
(D) Nothing changed
15. What does the 1857 uprising mark? [1]
(A) A significant turning point in Indian history
(B) An unimportant event
(C) The end of all resistance
(D) The start of British arrival
16. Why learn about the 1857 uprising? [1]
(A) To understand this major turning point
(B) No reason
(C) It's not useful
(D) Only for tests