AE-JE Foundation || Indian History || Revolt of 1857 and INC Quiz

Which of the following administrative changes came after the revolt of 1857?

1) Governor-general became the Viceroy of India.

2) Transfer of Control from East India Company to the Crown.

3) New post created named as The Secretary of State responsible to the British parliament.

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Consider the following statements:

1) Lord Wellesley devised a policy known as the Doctrine of Lapse.

2) Jhansi was the first kingdom to be annexed by British under the Doctrine of Lapse.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Consider the following statements:

1) Nana Sahib was leader of the revolt from Kanpur while Bakht Khan led from Delhi.

2) Lack of modern weaponry and poor organizational setup were the main causes of failure of revolt of 1857

3) There was lack of unity among the leaders of the revolt.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Consider the following statements regarding Revolt of 1857 :

1). The revolt ignited on May 10, 1857 from Meerut.

2). Pan-India zamindars and princely states supported the revolt.

3). The revolt was largely confined to north, north-west India and central India.

Which among the following above statements is/are correct?

Which of the following pair about the centre of revolt of 1857 & leader is/are not matched correctly?

Consider the following about the Indian National Congress (INC):

1) The first president of INC was Womesh Chandra Banerji.

2) Mahatma Gandhi presided over any INC session only after independence.

3) The first Englishman to become the president of INC was A. O. Hume.

4) The president of INC at the time of India's independence was Jawahar Lal Nehru.

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The Lahore Session of the Indian National Congress (INC) was significant for which of the following reasons?

1) Election of M.K. Gandhi as INC President.

2) Proclamation of commitment to Purna Swaraj.

Which of the above statements is/are correct?

Who among the following foreigners served as the Presidents of Congress sessions?

1) Henry Cotton

2) William Wedderburn

3) George Yule

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Consider the following statements regarding Indian National Congress (INC):

1) The first session of the INC was attended by 72 delegates and presided over by Dadabhai Naoroji.

2) In 1890, Kadambini Ganguly, the first woman graduate of Calcutta University, addressed the Congress session.

Which of the above statements is/are correct?

Gandhiji represented the Indian National Congress in which of these Round Table Conferences?