Name: ___________________________ Date: __________________ When People Rebel Q1. Who was the Begum Hazrat Mahal? What was her role in the 1857 rebellion? Ans. __________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________ Q2. What is Bakht Khan? Ans. __________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________ Q3. Who declared himself as a governor under Emperor Bahadur Shah Zafar? Ans. __________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________ Q4. Which Governor-General decided that Bahadur Shah Zafar would be the last Mughal king? Ans. __________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________ Q5. Name the zamindar of Bihar, who joined the rebel sepoys and battled with the British. Ans. __________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________ Q6. What did the Bahadur Shah Jafar do after he was declared the leader of the rebel? Ans. __________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________ Visit https://educationwithfun.com/ for more free contents & worksheets for all grades and subjects. 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. Visit https://educationwithfun.com/ for more free contents & worksheets for all grades and subjects. .