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LESSON 05-WHEN PEOPLE REBEL: 1857 AND AFTER, , CLASS-VIII SUBJECT- HISTORY, WORKSHEET 2- SELF ASSESSMENT [25 Marks], , Name of the student Roll no. Date, I. Fill in the blanks: [5M], 1. Bahadur Shah Zafar died in the jail in November 1862., , 2. The British had regained control of the country by the end of, , > fought a guerrilla war against British with the support of many tribal, and peasant leaders., , , , 4. a soldier from Bareilly was a key military leader of the rebellion., 5. The was the personal representative of the crown., II. Tick the correct answer: [5 M], , 1. Ahmadullah Shah prophesied that the rule of the British would come to an end, soon. ( ), , 2. Kunwar Singh an old zamindar from Bihar joined the rebels and fought the, British many months. ( ), , 3. The British had to fight for two years to suppress the massive forces of the, rebellion. ( ), , 4. Ruling of India came directly under the British crown after the revolt. ( ), , 5. The proportion of Indian soldiers was increased after the revolt. (_), , Ill. Tick the correct answer: [7 M], 1. Who was the governor-general during the Revolt of 1857?, , a.Lord Canning b.LordIrwin c.LordLytton — d.Lord Willington, , 2. The company brought reinforcements from, , a.Madras _ b. Bombay c. England d. Delhi, 3. took an active part in organizing the uprising against the British, a. Zeenat Mahal _ b. Begum Hazrat Mahal c. Mumtaz Mahal, , pg. 1

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4. Delhi was recaptured from the rebel forces in, , a. September 1857 b. May 1857 c. June 1858, , 5. Lucknow was taken over by the British in, , a. March 1858 b. September 1857 c June 1858, 6. Hundreds of were tried and hanged., a. sepoys b. nawabs c. rebels d. all of them., , 7. Who was the prominent leader in Lucknow during the Revolt of 1857?, , a. Begum Hazrat Mahal _b. Rani Laxmi Bai c. Kuar Singh, , d. Bahadur Shah Zafar, , IV. Put the following events in order: [8 M], 1. 85 sepoys were dismissed from service and sentenced to ten years in jail. [ ], 2. A young soldier, Mangal Pandey was hanged to death in Barrackpore. [ ], , 3. The soldiers marched to the Jail on 10% May 1857 and released the imprisoned, sepoys. [ ], , 4. Sepoys at Meerut refused to do the army drill. [ ], , 5. The regiments stationed in Delhi rose up in rebellion. [ ], , 6. The sepoys declared war on the firangies. [ ], , 7. The sepoys of Meerut rode all night of 10 May and reached Delhi the next, morning. [ ], , 8. They forced their way in to the palace and proclaimed BahadurShah Zafar as, , their leader. [ ]