Gulf Asian English School, Sharjah
SOCIAL SCIENCE WORKSHEET
TOPIC: THE UPRISING OF 1857
GRADE: 8
NAME: ________________________ CLASS&SEC: ________
SECTION-A
I. CHOOSE THE CORRECT OPTION:
1. Nawab Wajid Ali Shah was deposed on the grounds of ________.
a) misgovernance b) war crimes
c) disloyalty d) ill-treatment of company employees
2. Which one of the following remained almost unaffected by the Revolt of 1857?
a) Meerut b) Rajasthan
c) Lucknow d) Jagdishpur
3. The rebels declared _________ as the Emperor of Hindustan.
a) Rani Lakshmi Bai b) Bahadur Shah Zafar
c) Tantia Tope d) Nana Saheb
4. Sati was declared as an illegal practice by Governor-General _____________ in 1829.
a) Lord Cornwallis b) Lord Canning
c) Lord Flemming d) Lord William Bentick
5. Begum Hazrat Mahal was the wife of ______________ .
a) Birjis Qadr b) Khan Bahadur Khan
c) Wajid Ali Shah d) Maulvi Ahmadullah
II. FILL IN THE BLANKS:
1. ____________________ was hanged to death for attacking British officers in Barrackpore.
2. The revolt at Arrah was led by __________________ .
3. On 7 November 1862, Bahadur Shah Zafar died in _______________ .
4. The British termed the Revolt of 1857 as ___________________.
5. The British annexed the territory of Rani Lakshmi Bai of Jhansi on the pretext of ________
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SECTION-B
III. ANSWER THE FOLLOWING:
1. Why was the Revolt of 1857 not joined by educated Indians?
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2. List out any 3 political causes of the Revolt of 1857.
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3. The Indian Sepoys in the employ of the company had reasons for discontent. What were
these reasons?
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SECTION-C
IV. ANSWER IN DETAIL:
1. What was the immediate cause that led to the uprising of 1857?
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V. CRITICAL THINKING QUESTION:
1. “The Revolt of 1857 was inevitable.” Do you agree with this statement? Why/Why not?
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VI. RESEARCH WORK:
1. What actions or policies were taken by the British to prevent any uprising in the future?
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VII. MAP WORK:
1. On the given outline map of India, locate the main centers of the Revolt of 1857.
(Delhi, Meerut, Kanpur, Jhansi, Arrah, Barrackpore)
