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प्रश्न
State any two political causes responsible for the First War of Independence.
Mention two political causes of the First War of Independence.
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उत्तर
Two of the important political causes responsible for the First War of Independence were:
- The British policy of annexing kingdoms was under the pretext of inefficient administration by the rulers.
- The Doctrine of Lapse, introduced by Lord Dalhousie, imposed the unsentimental law of ‘no adoption policy’ for rulers and the lapse of the kingdom into the hands of the British without a natural heir.
संबंधित प्रश्न
The Indian Rebellion of 1857 was a major uprising against the rule of the British East India Company, which functioned as a sovereign power on behalf of the British Crown. With reference to this, answer the following question:
The British used many policies of expansion. Mention any three such policies.
Jhansi was annexed by applying which of the following?
Seventy-five thousand of the Company’s sepoys belonged to which of the following states?
Name two ways in which the British expanded their territorial power in India.
What was the subsidiary alliance?
Name the two states annexed by the British using the Doctrine of Lapse.
Who was Nana Saheb?
What was Nana Saheb's main grievance against the British?
Why did Rani Laxmi Bai become a bitter enemy of the British?
State two announcements which adversely affected the Mughal dynasty in India.
