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1. 1.

   Fill in the blanks:

   1. Dalhousie annexed the states of ____________, ____________ and ____________ on the basis of the Doctrine of Lapse.
   2. Prior to the outbreak of the Revolt, Bahadur Shah Zafar lived in Delhi as a  ____________ of the British.
   3. The Revolt of 1857 started as a ____________ of the sepoys.
   4. The immediate cause of the Revolt was the issue of the  ___________ __________.
   5. The Revolt ended the rule of the  ____________  ____________  ____________  ____________.
2. 2.

   Match the following:

   A	B
   1. Nana Saheb	(a) confiscation of Jagirs
   2. Bentinck and Dalhousie	(b) exiled to Rangoon
   3. Hindu and Muslim sepoys	(c) adopted son of Peshwa Baji Rao lI
   4. Bahadur Shah Zafar	(d) Tantya Tope
   5. Commander of Nana Saheb	(e) greased cartridges

    

3. 3.

   Choose the correct answer:

   1. When Awadh/Nagpur/Jhansi was annexed, the estates of the zamindars and talukdars were confiscated by the British.
   2. The rumour regarding greased cartridges started in Madras/Calcutta/Delhi.
   3. Mangal Pandey was a sepoy at Barrackpore/Nagpur/Satara who refused to use the greased cartridge in 1857.
   4. The Revolt in Lucknow/Meerut/Kanpur was led by Nana Saheb.
   5. Nana Saheb/Hazrat Mahal/Rani Lakshmibai led the Revolt in Lucknow.
4. 4.

    State whether the following are true or false:

   1. Indian rulers were quite satisfied with Lord Dalhousie's expansionist policies.
   2. Peasants benefitted from the land revenue system of the British.
   3. Social reforms such as the abolition of sati and female infanticide, and the Widow Remarriage Act caused deep resentment among the orthodox sections of society.
   4. The Doctrine of Lapse was abolished after the Revolt.
   5. The Revolt of 1857 had come as a shock to the British.
5. 5.

   Why did Rani of Jhansi become a staunch enemy of the British?

6. 6.

   Why did Nana Saheb fight against the British during the Revolt of 1857?