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  1. 1881CGPSC2016HistoryEnglish

    Who was the prominent Indian Historian who did not accepted 1857 Revolution as a Revolution?

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    Correct option: D — Dr. R.C. Majumdar

  2. 1882CGPSC2014HistoryEnglish

    Match List-I (leaders of the revolt of 1857) with List-II (their areas of operation). List-I (a) Bakht Khan (b) Maulvi Ahmadullah (c) Kunwar Singh (d) Nana Sahab List-II 1. Awadh 2. Kanpur 3. Arrah 4. Delhi

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    Correct option: C — a-4, b-1, c-3, d-2

  3. 1883UPPSC2010HistoryEnglish

    Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer by using the code given below. List-I (a) Jhansi (b) Lucknow (c) Kanpur (d) Faizabad List-II 1. Maulvi Ahmad Shah 2. Azimullah Khan 3. Begum Hazrat Mahal 4. Rani Lakshmi Bai

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    Correct option: A — a-4, b-3, c-2, d-1

  4. 1884UPPSC2016HistoryEnglish

    Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the code given below the lists. List-I (Name of the Revolutionaries) (a) Nana Saheb (b) Nawab Hamid Ali Khan (c) Maulvi Ahmad Ullah (d) Mani Ram Diwan List-II (Place) 1. Delhi 2. Kanpur 3. Lucknow 4. Assam

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    Correct option: D — a-2, b-1, c-3, d-4

  5. 1885BPSC1994HistoryEnglish

    Consider the following. Assertion (A): The first war of Independence in 1857 failed to secure freedom from the British Government. Reason (R): The leadership of Bahadur Shah Zafar did not have popular support and most of the Indian rulers of important States shied away from the struggle. Select the correct answer from the code given below.

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    Correct option: A — Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)

  6. 1886BPSC1995HistoryEnglish

    Which of the following groups did not participate in the revolt of 1857? 1. Agricultural Labour 2. Sahukar 3. Farmers 4. Landlords Select your answer of the following code.

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    Correct option: D — 2 and 4

  7. 1887BPSC1996HistoryEnglish

    Which part of Bihar was unaffected with the Revolt of 1857? 1. Danapur 2. Patna 3. Ara 4. Muzaffarpur 5. Munger Choose the correct answer from code given below.

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    Correct option: B — Only 5

  8. 1888UPPSC2008HistoryEnglish

    Which among the following British officers lost their lives at Lucknow? 1. General John Nicholson 2. General Neil 3. Major Havlock 4. Sir Henry Lawrence Select the correct answer from the code given below.

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    Correct option: C — 2, 3 and 4

  9. 1889UPSC2014HistoryEnglish

    What was/were the object/objects of Queen Victoria’s Proclamation (1958)? 1. To disclaim any intention to annex the Indian States 2. To place the Indian administration under the British Crown 3. To regulate East India Company’s trade with India Select the correct answer using the code given below.

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    Correct option: A — Only 1 and 2

  10. 1890CGPSC2005HistoryEnglish

    Who was the composer of the song ‘Vande Mataram’?

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    Correct option: D — Bankim Chandra Chatterjee

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