General Awareness Daily Quiz #12

With reference to the 1857 revolt consider the following statements.
1. The sepoys of Meerut appealed to Bahadur Shah Zafar to accept the leadership of the revolt.
2. In Kanpur, the sepoys made Nana Sahib as their leader.
3. In Awadh, Rani Laxmibai was made the leader.
Which of the given statements is/are correct?
Options:
1)1 only
2)1 and 2 only
3)2 and 3 only
4)1, 2 and 3

One of the most important descriptions of the city of __________________ in the fifteenth century comes from
Abdur Razzaq Samarqandi.
Options:
1)Vijayanagara
2)Harappa
3)Ayodhya
4)Hampi

Charles Cornwallis was the Governor General of ________ when the Permanent Settlement was introduced
there in 1793.
Options:
1)Bihar
2)Madras
3)Punjab
4)Bengal

The French Revolution, a period that brought far-reaching social and political upheaval in France, began in
_________.
Options:
1)1689
2)1789
3)1889
4)1989

When did the epidemic of Black Death (a type of Plague) spread in entire Europe?
Options:
1)1748
2)1548
3)1348
4)1148