BPSC CCE Prelims
Revolt of 1857 Previous Year Questions (PYQs)
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Match List - I of leaders with List- I of their territory and select answer from the code given below:
| List – I | List - II |
| a. Kunwar Singh | i. Faizabad |
| b. Hazrat Mahal | ii. Bareilly |
| c. Khan Bahadur | iii. Jagdishpur |
| d. Maulvi Ahmadullah | iv. Lucknow |
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Detailed Explanation:
Kunwar Singh led the revolt from Jagdishpur (Bihar), establishing a strong peasant base against the British.
Hazrat Mahal, the Begum of Awadh, led the rebellion from Lucknow after her son was declared Nawab.
Khan Bahadur Khan, the Nawab of Bareilly, commanded the revolt in Bareilly (Rohilkhand region).
Maulvi Ahmadullah Shah, a religious leader, led the uprising in Faizabad and surrounding areas.
Correct matching: a-iii, b-iv, c-ii, d-i.
Who first described the Revolt of 1857 as the 'First Indian War of Independence'?
Detailed Explanation:
V. D. Savarkar first described the Revolt of 1857 as the 'First Indian War of Independence' in his 1909 book written in Marathi.
He challenged the British narrative of it being merely a sepoy mutiny, arguing it was a nationalist uprising against colonial rule.
Match the List -I of authors with List-II of the books on 1857 and choose answers from the code given below:
| List-I | List-II |
| a. V. D. Savarkar | i. The First War of Independence |
| b. S. N. Sen | ii. The Peasant and the Raj |
| c. Eric Stokes | iii. Civil Rebellion and in the Indian Mutinies |
| d. S.B. Chaudhuri | iv. Eighteen Fifty-Seven |
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Detailed Explanation:
V. D. Savarkar authored The First War of Independence (i), a nationalist account of the 1857 rebellion.
S. N. Sen wrote Eighteen Fifty-Seven (iv), commissioned by the Government of India for the centenary.
Eric Stokes authored The Peasant and the Raj (ii), analyzing agrarian dimensions of the uprising.
S. B. Chaudhuri wrote Civil Rebellion in the Indian Mutinies (iii), focusing on civilian participation.
The correct matching is a-i, b-iv, c-ii, d-iii, corresponding to Option 3.
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Where was Jhansi Ki Rani Laxmibai died?
Detailed Explanation:
Rani Laxmibai, the queen of Jhansi, died fighting the British on 18 June 1858 near Gwalior during the 1857 Revolt. Her memorial (samadhi) is located in the Phool Bagh area of Gwalior.
After the British annexed Jhansi using the Doctrine of Lapse, she led her forces alongside Tantya Tope and other rebels, ultimately falling in battle at Gwalior—not at Kanpur, Jhansi, or Lucknow.
Therefore, Gwalior is where she died, making Option 2 the correct answer.
The Uprising of 1857 was described as the ‘First Indian War of Independence’ by
Detailed Explanation:
V. D. Savarkar first described the Uprising of 1857 as the 'First Indian War of Independence' in his seminal 1909 book The Indian War of Independence, 1857, written while in exile in London.
Bal Gangadhar Tilak called it a national revolt but not specifically the 'First War of Independence.' R. C. Majumdar rejected the independence war theory, viewing it as primarily a sepoy mutiny with limited national character. Dadabhai Naoroji did not use this specific terminology.
Therefore, Savarkar's pioneering nationalist interpretation makes Option 1 the correct answer.
One of the leaders of the Revolt of 1857 AD, Kunwar Singh was related to which place?
Detailed Explanation:
Kunwar Singh, a prominent leader of the 1857 Revolt, was the zamindar of Jagdishpur in present-day Bihar. At age 80, he led a successful guerrilla campaign against the British in Bihar and parts of Uttar Pradesh.
Gwalior was associated with Rani Lakshmibai and Tantia Tope, Jhansi with Rani Lakshmibai, and Meerut was the initial outbreak site on May 10, 1857.
Therefore, Kunwar Singh was related to Jagdishpur, making Option 2 the correct answer.