Class Notes Class: 8 Topic: Ch 5 When people Rebel- 1857 and After. Subject:Hist V.V. Short QNS and ANS Uploading Date -04.07.20 Absolutely made at Home BY – DLY(3/7/20) Qns 1.What was the immediate cause of the Revolt of 1857 ? Ans. The use of fat cartridge coated by cows and pigs fat was the immediate cause of the Revolt of 1857. Qns 2 What was the name of the new rifle introduced in the British Army in India? Ans.Name of the new rifle introduced in the British army in India was Enfield Rifle. Qns 3.Who was Mangal Pandey? Ans. Mangal Pandey was the soldier of Bengal Native Infantry in 34 Battalion. Qns 4.Give two political causes of Revolt of 1857? Ans (i)Dalhousie’s Doctrine of Lapse Policy (ii)Abolition of Pension and Titles. Qns 5.Name the main leaders of the Revolt of 1857? Ans.The main leaders of the revolt of 1857 were Bahadur Shah Zafar II,Nana Saheb,Rani Lakshmibai,Begum Hazrat Mahal,Kunwar Singh,Tantya Tope etc. Qns 6.Name the last Mughal emperor.What happened to him after the revolt? Ans.Bahadur Shah Zafar II was the last Mughal emperor who was charged with treason and sent to lifetime imprisonment in Rangoon (Myanmar) Qns.7What were the pleas of Rani Lakshmibai? Ans.Rani Lakshmibai pleaded that her adopted son Damodar Rao would be accepted as the heir of Jhansi after the king’s death, but the British refused. Qns 8.What laws were passed by the British regarding women in India? Ans.They passed an Act in 1829 to ban on Sati System and Widows were allowed to remarriage. Qns 9. Who was the commander in chief of British army,fight against Rani Lakshmibai ? Ans Huge Rose was the commander in chief of British army against the fight of Rani Lakshmibai of Jhansi. Qns10.Who was Vishnubhatt Godse? Where was he going for what purpose? Ans. Vishnubhatt was a Brahman of a village in Maharashtra. He and his uncle were going to Mathura to join the Yajna. Qns.11.What atrocity did the British commit on Subedar Sitaram Pandey? Ans.Subedar Sitaram Pandey was the soldier in the British army for 48 years. His son was killed by the British in front of his eyes because his son was rebel. Qns 12.How did the British government check the power of East India Company? Ans. British Parliament passed a law according to which the powers of the Company pass to British Crown. Now Governor General was made Viceroy and worked as a representative of British Crown. Qns.13.Who wrote the book Majha Pravaas ? Ans. Vishnubhatt Godse wrote the book Majha Pravaas Absolutely made at Home on 3.7.20.(D.L.Yadav) Date of Uploading-04.07.20 (Saturday) .