(English Medium) ICSE Class 10 - CISCE Question Bank Solutions for History and Civics

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.

Lord Dalhousie annexed a number of Indian states to the East India Company using ______.

Nana Saheb was the adopted son of ______.

Where was the family seat of Nana Saheb located?

Jhansi was annexed by applying which of the following?

Seventy-five thousand of the Company’s sepoys belonged to which of the following states?

Who introduced the Subsidiary Alliance in India?

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.