Test: The Revolt of 1857- 1

Betrayed by Mir Jafar, the commander of Nawab's army, Siraj-ud-Daulah lost the Battle of Plassey on 23 June 1757.

Portuguese explorer Vasco de Gama was the first European to reach India via the Atlantic Ocean.

The Revolt began at Meerut on 10 May 1857.

Indigo is a plant that produces a blue dye,

In 1877, the British government had Queen Victoria proclaimed as Empress of India.

Doctrine of lapse was devised by Lord Dalhousie, governor-general of India (1848–56).

The Mutiny proper began at Meerut on 10 May 1857.

Sepoy is an Indian soldier serving under British or other European orders.

According to the Doctrine of Lapse, a king's adopted child was not entitled to the throne. Hence, Rani Lakshmi Bai not allowed to adopt a child.

Maharani Lakshmi Bai, the Queen of Jhansi, was one of the leading figures of the 1857 War of Independence.