MCQ The First War of Independence 1857 for ICSE Civics Class-10. These MCQ / Objective Type Questions is based on latest reduced syllabus according 2021-22 session on bifurcated pattern. Main motto of MCQ Type Question is cracking the next upcoming exam of council. Visit official website CISCE for detail information about ICSE Board Class-10 History .
MCQ Type Questions The First War of Independence 1857 for ICSE Class-10 History
| Board | ICSE |
| Class | 10th (X) |
| Subject | History |
| Chapter | The First War of Independence:1857 |
| Syllabus | on bifurcated syllabus (after reduction) |
| Session | 2021-22 |
| Topic | MCQ / Objective Type Question |
ICSE Class-10 History MCQ Type Questions of The First War of Independence 1857
Question 1: The ………………. and ………… were looked down upon as means to break social order and caste rules
(a) Army, court
(b) Western education, lawyers
(c) Pandits, maulvis
(d) Railways, telegraphs
Answer (d) Railways, telegraphs
Question 2: What did Nana Saheb do with the enormous wealth that he inherited from the ex-Peshwa?
(a) He bribed the British officials to win back his territory
(b) He sent emissaries to establish traditional schools
(c) He sent emissaries to different parts of the country and instigated revolt everywhere
(d) He encouraged the British officials to pay his pension by bribing them
Answer (c) He sent emissaries to different parts of the country and instigated revolt everywhere
Question 3: This Act mentioned that all recruits to the Bengal Army had to serve everywhere, within or outside India.
(a) General Service Enlistment Act
(b) Religious Disabilities Act
(c) Rowlatt Act
(d) Subsidiary Alliance
Answer (a) General Service Enlistment Act
Question 4: The loss in which war revealed the weakness of the British?
(a) Anglo-Mysore war
(b) First War of Independence
(c) Battle of Plassey
(d) Anglo-Afghan war
Answer (d) Anglo-Afghan war
Question 5: Who saw Western education as an attempt to discourage Islamic and Hindu studies?
(a) Christian missionaries
(b) Brahmins
(c) Muslims
(d) Pandits and maulvis
Answer (d) Pandits and maulvis
Question 6: Which one of these manufacturing towns suffered from ruin of trade and handicrafts?
(a) Murshidabad
(b) Nagpur
(c) Jhansi
(d) Lucknow
Answer (a) Murshidabad
Question 7: Which army regiment refused to serve in Sindh in 1844 till they got an extra allowance ?
(a) Punjab regiment
(b) Garhwal regiment
(c) Bengal regiment
(d) Sikh regiment
Answer (c) Bengal regiment
Question 8: Why did the Indian sepoys refuse to go outside India?
(a) Sea voyage was forbidden by their religion
(b) They feared they would catch infection and diseases
(c) They feared sea storms
(d) They feared attack by the pirates
Answer (a) Sea voyage was forbidden by their religion
Question 9: What was introduced by the Bengal Government in 1829 in a Calcutta Madrasa?
(a) Sanskrit classes
(b) Persian classes
(c) Urdu classes
(d) English classes
Answer (d) English classes
Question 10: Which organisation/person established a press at Agra?
(a) The British Administration
(b) Raja Rammohan Roy
(c) Keshab Chandra Sen
(d) The Missionary Society of America
Answer (d) The Missionary Society of America
Question 11: Almost of the net produce was claimed as land revenue.
(a) One-tenth
(b) Two-thirds
(c) Half
(d) One-fourth
Answer (c) Half
Question 12: The Subsidiary Alliance had reduced the ruler of an Indian State to the position of …………..
(a) Puppet
(b) Sepoy
(c) Clown
(d) Peasant
Answer (a) Puppet
Question 13: What was the highest rank that a native sepoy could rise to?
(a) Subedar
(b) Commander
(c) Brigadier General
(d) Colonel
Answer (a) Subedar
Question 14: Complete the given analogy
Hugh Rose : Jhansi : : John Nicholson : ?
(a) Delhi
(b) Agra
(c) Kanpur
(d) Lucknow
Answer (a) Delhi
Question 15: What was the immediate cause of the First War of Independence?
(a) Introduction of Brown Bess Guns
(b) Introduction of Enfield Rifles
(c) Racial discrimination
(d) Establishment of Christian missionaries
Answer (b) Introduction of Enfield Rifles
Question 16: Complete the given analogy
Kanpur : Nana Saheb :: Lucknow : ?
(a) Bahadur Shah Zafar
(b) Rani Laxmibai
(c) Begum Hazrat Mahal
(d) Tantia Tope
Answer (c) Begum Hazrat Mahal
Question 17: The adopted son of Rani Jhansi was not recognised as a lawful ……………………. to the throne.
(a) Court official
(b) Successor
(c) Advisor
(d) Army official
Answer (b) Successor
Question 18: ldentify one of the features of the Subsidiary Alliance
(a) The Indian rulers had to keep a British Official called ‘Resident’ at capitals of their respective States
(b) A State was taken over by the British ruler died without a natural heir
(c) The Officials openly preached Chris doctrines in the temples and mosques
(d) The British Officials took all steps to colonise India as an agricultural nation
Answer (a) The Indian rulers had to keep a British Official called ‘Resident’ at capitals of their respective States
Question 19: The big famine of …………. made people desert their villages and wander in search of food.
(a) 1798-1805
(b) 1837-38
(c) 1846-1856
(d) 1856
Answer (b) 1837-38
Question 20: What was changed in the Religious Disabilities Act?
(a) Sati was abolished
(b) Widows were allowed to remarry
(c) Female infanticide was prohibited
(d) Hindu Law of Property
Answer (d) Hindu Law of Property
Question 21: Indians were excluded from all high offices in the ………………… as well as ……………
(a) Court, clubs
(b) Court, administration
(c) Army, administration
(d) Administration, educational institutions
Answer (c) Army, administration
Question 22: Shifting of emphasis from ………………. to ……………… Was not well received by the people.
(a) Oriental learning. Western education
(b) Western education, Oriental learning
(c) English, Sanskrit
(d) Sanskrit, Persian
Answer (a) Oriental learning. Western education
Question 23: The strategic places like ……. and …………. did not have British armies.
(a) Delhi, Allahabad
(b) Bengal, Madras
(c) Mysore, Poona
(d) Lucknow, Mysore
Answer (a) Delhi, Allahabad
Question 24: What did an Indian on horseback had to do if he came across a European on his way?
(a) Salute from the horseback
(b) Let the European pass first
(c) Dismount and stand in respectful manner until the European had passed him
(d) Greet him
Answer (c) Dismount and stand in respectful manner until the European had passed him
Question 25: The popularity of Indian textiles alarmed the policy makers of…………….
(a) Scotland
(b) America
(c) China
(d) England
Answer (d) England
Question 26: The cartridge used for the Enfield Rifles were greased with the fat of ………… and ………… .
(a) Buffaloes, Cows
(b) Eggs, Chicken
(c) Pigs, Buffaloes
(d) Pigs, Cows
Answer (d) Pigs, Cows
Question 27: Which State became a victim of Doctrine of Lapse
(a) Lucknow
(b) Poona
(c) Nagpur
(d) Hyderabad
Answer (c) Nagpur
Question 28: Annexation of Indian States meant loss of livelihood for thousands of the………..troops.
(a) British
(b) Native
(c) Peasant
(d) Sepoy
Answer (b) Native
Question 29: Where was the Mahalwari system prevalent?
(a) Bengal, Bihar and Odisha
(b) Parts of Central India, the Gangetic Valley and Punjab
(c) Bombay Presidency
(d) Southern India
Answer (b) Parts of Central India, the Gangetic Valley and Punjab
Question 30: All the high ranks in the army were reserved for the ………….. only.
(a) Sepoys
(b) Natives
(c) Indian rulers
(d) British
Answer (d) British
Question 31: England was engaged in several hostilities outside India, the………… War and the………War.
(a) Persian, Chinese
(b) Mysore, Plassey
(c) Mysore, Buxar
(d) Plassey, Buxar
Answer (a) Persian, Chinese
Question 32: Complete the given analogy
Doctrine of Lapes : Lord Dalhousie :: Subsidiary Alliance : ?
(a) Lord Wellesely
(b) Lord Curzon
(c) Lord Minto
(d) Lord Macaulay
Answer (a) Lord Wellesely
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