GK / GS · Chapter 17
Revolt of 1857 PYQs
In May 1857 the sepoys of Meerut broke open the jail, rode to Delhi and asked a frail old emperor to lead them.
Causes and Outbreak of the Revolt 5 PYQs
- While the greased cartridge controversy is often seen as the immediate trigger for the 1857 Revolt, which of the following best explains how…SSC Stenographer 2026 · 10 Sep 2026
- The introduction of the new Enfield rifles in 1857 immediately triggered the Revolt of 1857 among the sepoys due to cartridges greased with the fat…DSSSB 2026 · 25 Sep 2026
- During the Revolt of 1857, the rebellious sepoys marching from Meerut to Delhi proclaimed which last Mughal Emperor as the symbolic leader and…DSSSB 2026 · 27 Sep 2026
- Mangal Pandey, who was hanged on 8 April 1857 after attacking his British officers at Barrackpore, belonged to which regiment of the Bengal Army?DSSSB 2026 · 03 Oct 2026
- Who had been described as the first martyr of India’s Independence after attacking the Adjutant at Barrackpore in 1857?DSSSB 2026 · 13 Oct 2026
Course of the Revolt and Centres 16 PYQs
- Who among the following raised and led an army of four thousand against the British in the Mandla region of Madhya Pradesh?SSC MTS 2026 · 17 Feb 2026
- The Veerangana Archaeological Museum in Jhansi was established in the memory of which of the following freedom fighters?SSC Selection Post 2026 · 18 Sep 2026
- During the Revolt of 1857–58, which chieftain (zamindar) of the royal Rajput house of Jagdishpur, near Arrah in present-day Bhojpur district, led a…DSSSB 2026 · 21 Sep 2026
- Which queen led the defence of Jhansi in 1857 after the British refused to recognise her adopted son under the Doctrine of Lapse?DSSSB 2026 · 22 Sep 2026
- Following the capture of Delhi during the Revolt of 1857, the rebel sepoys proclaimed the ageing Mughal ruler as the Emperor of Hindustan and the…DSSSB 2026 · 23 Sep 2026
- During the Revolt of 1857, which adopted son of the late Peshwa Baji Rao II led the uprising in Kanpur against the British East India Company?DSSSB 2026 · 27 Sep 2026
- After Nawab Wajid Ali Shah was exiled to Calcutta in 1856, who led the Revolt of 1857 in Awadh to protect the rights of her son Birjis Qadr?DSSSB 2026 · 27 Sep 2026
- Who was proclaimed the symbolic head and leader (Shahenshah-e-Hindustan) of the Revolt of 1857 by the rebel sepoys upon reaching Delhi from Meerut…DSSSB 2026 · 27 Sep 2026
- During the Revolt of 1857, which rebel leader led the mutinous brigade from Bareilly to Delhi and was appointed Commander-in-Chief of the rebel…DSSSB 2026 · 28 Sep 2026
- During the Awadh Rebellion of 1857, Begum Hazrat Mahal exercised control on behalf of which minor prince who was crowned as the king of Awadh?DSSSB 2026 · 29 Sep 2026
- On 10 May 1857, the Revolt of 1857 began when Indian soldiers attacked their officers, killed the British and Europeans in the cantonment, and…DSSSB 2026 · 30 Sep 2026
- Which Mughal ruler was declared the symbolic leader of the Revolt of 1857, although he lacked the power to actively lead the rebellion?DSSSB 2026 · 01 Oct 2026
- Who was proclaimed as the leader by the rebel sepoys after they marched from Meerut to Delhi, seized arms and ammunition, and gathered at the Red…DSSSB 2026 · 03 Oct 2026
- Kunwar Singh, the chieftain of the royal Rajput house of Jagdishpur near Arrah, assumed command of the soldiers who revolted at Danapur on 25 July…DSSSB 2026 · 04 Oct 2026
- Who led the revolt at Kanpur during the Revolt of 1857, expelled the British garrison from the city, and proclaimed himself Peshwa while declaring…DSSSB 2026 · 07 Oct 2026
- During the Revolt of 1857, which city was recaptured by rebel forces led by Begum Hazrat Mahal?DSSSB 2026 · 07 Oct 2026