Worksheet: When People Rebel (1857 and After) - Notes | Study Social Studies (SST) Class 8 - Class 8

Q.1. Who led the revolt in Kanpur?

Q.2. Who was the mother of Birjis Qadr?

Q.3. Who was the leader of the mutiny as proclaimed by the sepoys?

Q.4. Who translated the memoirs of Sitaram Pande into English?

Q.5. Who was the son of Nawab Wajid Ali Shah?

Q.6. Name the country where the Indian Sepoys were asked to go through the sea route.

Q.7. Under what pretext did the British annex Awadh?

Q.8. Who wrote the book Majha Pravaas?

Q.9. When was Mangal Pandey hanged to death and why?

Q.10. What was the first step taken by the company towards ending the Mughal dynasty?

Q.11. What rumour spread among the sepoys of the Meerut regiment about the new cartridges?

Q.12. Who took charge of a large force of fighters who came to Delhi?

Q.13. What is mutiny?

Q.14. Who was ’Viceroy’?

Q.15. What was Maulvi Ahmadullah Shah's prophecy?