The First War of Independence Class 10 MCQ

The First War of Independence Class 10 MCQ for ICSE Board

ICSE Class 10 History Chapter 1 The first war of Independence, 1857 MCQ question answers are given in this page.

MCQ Question Answers

1) Who Introduced the Doctrine of Subsidiary Alliance?

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1. Lord Dalhousie
2. Lord Wellesley
3. Lord Canning
4. Warren Hastings

2) When the Doctrine of Subsidiary Alliance was introduced?

1. 1797 A.D
2. 1798 A.D
3. 1799 A.D
4. 1803 A.D

3) Which state was first conquered by the Doctrine of Subsidiary Alliance?

1. Hyderabad
2. Satara
3. Punjab
4. Jodhpur

4) Who Introduced the Doctrine of Lapse?

1. Lord Dalhousie
2. Lord Canning
3. Lord Ripon
4. Lord Curzon

5) When the Doctrine of Lapse was introduced?

1. 1856
2. 1854
3. 1847
4. 1848

6) Which state was first conquered by the Doctrine of Lapse?

1. Hyderabad
2. Satara
3. Punjab
4. Jodhpur

7) By direct conquest policy when Sindh was annexed?

1. 1842
2. 1843
3. 1844
4. 1854

8) By Direct Conquest Policy which state was annexed in 1849?

1. Sindh
2. Satara
3. Punjab
4. Jodhpur

9) Who annexed Awadh on the pretext of maladministration?

1. Lord Dalhousie
2. Lord Canning
3. Lord Ripon
4. Lord Curzon

10) When was Awadh annexed?

1. 1854
2. 1856
3. 1855
4. 1857

11) Who was the ruler of Awadh when it was annexed?

1. Nawab wajid ali Shah
2. Nana Sahib
3. Bahadur Shah Zaffar
4. Tatya Tope

12) When the General Service Enlistment Act was introduced?

1. 1854
2. 1856
3. 1855
4. 1857

13) When the Widow Remarriage Act was introduced?

1. 1856
2. 1854
3. 1850
4. 1852

14) When the Religious incompetence Act was introduced?

1. 1856
2. 1854
3. 1850
4. 1852

15) Who introduced the General Service Enlistment Act?

1. Lord Dalhousie
2. Lord Canning
3. Lord Ripen
4. Lord Lytton

16) Which of the following was encouraged by the British rule?

1. Sati System
2. Female infanticide
3. Religious conversion
4. Child remarriage

17) Which religious text was introduced in the govt. school during British rule after 1833?

1. Bhagavat geeta
2. Bible
3. Quran
4. None of these?

18)  When the permanent Settlement Act was passed?

1. 1798 A.D
2. 1793 A.D
3. 1854 A.D
4. 1856 A.D

19) When was the Inam Commission appointed?

1. 1852 A.D
2. 1854 A.D
3. 1847 A.D
4. 1857 A.D

20) Who wrote the book “Poverty and Un-British Rule in India”?

1. Badruddin Tyabji
2. Dadabhai Naoraji
3. Womesh Chandra Banerjee
4. Surendranath Banerjee

21) How much did the company paid to British Govt. annually?

1. £ 600
2. £500
3. £400
4. £300

22) When was the Postage Office Act passed?

1. 1854 A.D
2. 1852 A.D
3. 1856 A.D
4. 1850 A.D

23) Which of the following was the immediate reason behind the Uprising of the 1857 A.D?

1. Introduction of Doctrine of Subsidiary Alliance
2. Fear of Mass conversion
3. Continuous impoverishment of India
4. Use of cow and pig fat grease in the cartridge of Enfield rifle.

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