(English Medium) ICSE Class 10 - CISCE Question Bank Solutions for History and Civics for The First War of Independence, 1857

After the initial success of the Uprising of 1857, the objective of the leaders of the Uprising included ______.

Name two ways in which the British expanded their territorial power in India.

What was the subsidiary alliance?

Name two Indian States brought under the British control using the Subsidiary Alliance.

Explain the term doctrine of lapse.

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?

Which policy was used by Lord Dalhousie against Rani Laxmi Bai?

Why did Rani Laxmi Bai become a bitter enemy of the British?

State two announcements which adversely affected the Mughal dynasty in India.

Mention any two consequences of the annexation of Awadh.

Give the meaning of Absentee Sovereignty.

Why was absentee sovereignty resented by the Indians?

Mention any two social reforms advocated by the British which affected the religious traditions of the Indian people.

Which of the following reforms was resented by the Indians?

What were the apprehensions of Indians about the introduction of the railways?

Mention any two measures which point to the policy of social discrimination followed by the British in India.

Explain the causes of the Great Revolt of 1857 with reference to the following:

Any four economic causes

Imagine you were an artisan, in the year 1856. Mention any two ways in which the economic policies of the British would have affected you.