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When People Rebel
Q1. Who was the Begum Hazrat Mahal? What was her role in the 1857 rebellion? Ans. ______
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Q2. What is Bakht Khan? Ans. ______
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Q3. Who declared himself as a governor under Emperor Bahadur Shah Zafar? Ans. ______
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Q4. Which Governor-General decided that Bahadur Shah Zafar would be the last Mughal king? Ans. ______
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Q5. Name the zamindar of Bihar, who joined the rebel sepoys and battled with the British. Ans. ______
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Q6. What did the Bahadur Shah Jafar do after he was declared the leader of the rebel? Ans. ______
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When People Rebel
Q1. Who was the Begum Hazrat Mahal? What was her role in the 1857 rebellion? Ans. Begum Hazrat Mahal was the mother of Birjis Qadr. She took an active
part in organising the uprising against the British.
Q2. What is Bakht Khan? Ans. Bakht Khan, a soldier from Bareilly, took charge of a large force of
fighters who came to Delhi. He became a key military leader of the
rebellion.
Q3. Who declared himself as a governor under Emperor Bahadur Shah Zafar? Ans. Nana Saheb, the adopted son of the late Peshwa Baji Rao declared that
he was a governor under Emperor Bahadur Shah Zafar.
Q4. Which Governor-General decided that Bahadur Shah Zafar would be the last Mughal king? Ans. In 1856, Governor-General Canning decided that Bahadur Shah Zafar
would be the last Mughal king.
Q5. Name the zamindar of Bihar, who joined the rebel sepoys and battled with the British. Ans. In Bihar, an old zamindar, Kunwar Singh, joined the rebel sepoys and
battled with the British for many months.
Q6. What did the Bahadur Shah Jafar do after he was declared the leader of the rebel? Ans. He wrote letters to all the chiefs and rulers of the country to come
forward and organise a confederacy of Indian states to fight the British.
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