Q1. What was the demand of Rani Lakshmibai of Jhansi that was refused by the British?
Ans: Rani Lakshmibai of Jhansi insisted that the company should accept her adopted son as the successor to the kingdom after the death of her husband. The British, on the other hand, refused to recognize her adopted son as the ruler of Jhansi. According to Lord Dalhousie's "Doctrine of Lapse," if an Indian emperor died without a male successor, his kingdom would "lapse" and be acquired by the British Empire.
Rani Lakshmi Bai
Q2. What did the British do to protect the interests of those who converted to Christianity?
Ans: A new law was passed in 1850 to make it easier for people to convert to Christianity. This law gave an Indian who converted to Christianity the right to inherit his ancestors' property. Therefore, various efforts were put in by the British to protect the interests of those who converted to Christianity.
Q3. What objections did the sepoys have to the new cartridges that they were asked to use?
Ans: It was suspected that Cow and pig fat were used to coat the new cartridges. The introduction of these cartridges outraged both Hindus and Muslim sepoys. A sepoy had to bite the wrapper open before inserting these cartridges into the rifles. This has an impact on Hindu and Muslim religious beliefs because Hindus regard cows as sacred, and Muslims see pigs as filthy animals. As a result, the sepoys refused to utilise the new cartridges. The British, they believed, were attempting to denigrate their religions.
Q4. How did the last Mughal emperor live the last years of his life?
Ans: Mughal emperors had symbolic value only after Aurangzeb's death. The Mughal dynasty's last Emperor was Bahadur Shah Zafar. Although there was no powerful Mughal monarch after Aurangzeb, Mughal Emperors remained symbolically prominent.
In reality, when a huge uprising broke out in 1857, the rebellions persuaded and declared Bahadur Shah Zafar, the Mughal Emperor at the moment, as their commander. He was a key figure in the 1857 uprising against the British.
Bahadur Shah Zafar was tried in court after the insurrection was put down, blinded, and condemned to life in jail. Before him, his sons were brutally murdered. In October of 1858, he and his wife were finally imprisoned in Rangoon. In November of 1862, Bahadur Shah Zafar died in the Rangoon jail.
Q5. What could be the reasons for the confidence of the British rulers about their position in India before May 1857?
Ans: The Nawabs and Rajas had been losing power since the mid-eighteenth century. The presence of British residents in the courts weakened their power and limited their ability to govern their kingdoms.
Revolt of 1857
Q6. What impact did Bahadur Shah Zafar’s support to the rebellion have on the people and the ruling families?
Ans: Though the insurgents were resolved to overthrow the East India Company's authority in the country, they were confronted with the dilemma of who would rule the area once the power vacuum was filled.
Bahadur Shah Zafar
Q7. How did the British succeed in securing the submission of the rebel landowners of Awadh
Ans: The defeat of British forces in a number of battles during the insurrection sparked a number of uprisings against the British in various Indian states.
Q8. In what ways did the British change their policies as a result of the rebellion of 1857?
Ans: Changes in British policies following the crushing of the 1857 rebellion:
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