Which of the following statement is correct? I. In 1801, a subsidiary treaty was imposed on Oudh. II. Bahadur Shah Zafar died in Rangoon Jail in November 1862.
- A.Neither I nor II
- B.Both I and II
- C.Only II
- D.Only I
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Explanation
The correct answer is B, both I and II. Under the subsidiary treaty of 1801 the Nawab of Awadh surrendered about half his territory to the Company and agreed to keep a British force at his own cost, the step that reduced Awadh to dependence and led on to its annexation in 1856, one of the causes of the revolt. Bahadur Shah Zafar, the last Mughal emperor and the figurehead of the revolt of 1857, was tried, deported to Rangoon and died there in November 1862.
Option A is wrong because both statements are accurate. Option C is wrong because it rejects the Awadh treaty of 1801, which is correct. Option D is wrong because it rejects the fact of Zafar dying in Rangoon, where his grave was found in 1991. Both facts frame the revolt that reached Madhya Pradesh in 1857.
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Practice Questions
View allRani Avantibai Lodhi, who led the revolt of 1857 in the Narmada valley, ruled which estate?
- A.Ramgarh
- B.Ratanpur
- C.Raghogarh
- D.Rampur
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Rani Avantibai Lodhi governed Ramgarh, a small estate in the Mandla region of the Narmada valley, after the death of her husband.
Read the full explanation →Raja Shankar Shah and his son Raghunath Shah, blown from the mouths of cannon at Jabalpur in September 1857, belonged to which ruling house?
- A.The Bundelas of Orchha
- B.The Gonds of Garha-Mandla
- C.The Baghels of Rewa
- D.The Puars of Dhar
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Shankar Shah was the head of the Gond royal line of Garha-Mandla, the house of Sangram Shah and Rani Durgavati, which had been reduced to a pension by the Company.
Read the full explanation →Tatya Tope, the last great commander of the revolt of 1857, was hanged in April 1859 at which place in present Madhya Pradesh?
- A.Gwalior
- B.Shivpuri
- C.Jabalpur
- D.Indore
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After the loss of Gwalior in June 1858 Tatya Tope fought a guerrilla war for about ten months through Guna, Rajgarh, Jhalawar and the Chambal ravines, crossing and recrossing the Narmada to avoid British columns.
Read the full explanation →On which date did the troops of the Holkar state attack the British Residency at Indore, a rising that spread to the Mhow cantonment the same day?
- A.3 June 1857
- B.10 May 1857
- C.1 July 1857
- D.18 September 1857
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On that day the Holkar artillery and the Bhil levies turned on the British Residency at Indore.
Read the full explanation →Rani Lakshmibai of Jhansi was killed in June 1858 while fighting at Kotah-ki-Serai, near which city of present Madhya Pradesh?
- A.Gwalior
- B.Sagar
- C.Ujjain
- D.Bhopal
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After the fall of Jhansi in April 1858 the Rani joined Tatya Tope and Rao Sahib, and in June 1858 they took Gwalior when the Scindia army went over to them.
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