Sunday, August 16, 2015

S.st W S The Great Uprising of 1857

QI Fill in the blanks:

1. The revolt of 1857 has also been referred to as the first war of

2. Mangal Pandey refused to use greased cartridge.

3. 3. The sepoys the Meerut regiment captured Delhi and declared Bahadur

4. Lord Dalhousie introduced the Doctrine of Lapse.

Q II View the video on the given link and answer the questions:

a. Who attacked the British regiment?

b. What led to the uprising of 1857?

independence.

Shah Zafar as the emperor of India.

c. What was the name of this revolt?


  1. Mangal Pandey
  2. Discontent and unrest and the exploitation of soldiers led to the uprising of 1857.
  3. Sepoye mutiny.

 Q IV Unjumble the given words:


YSOPES - SEPOYS

MYTUIN - MUTINY

DTRIGCEAS – CARTRIDGES

BNERLILO - REBELLION

Q V HOTS question

Why was Bahadur Shah Zafar declared the leader for the uprising even 
though he was weak?

The first War of Independence in India started in 1857 under the leadership

of Bahadur Shah Zafar. He was appointed as the Commander-in-Chief by

the freedom fighters. Despite the failure of the revolt the revolutionaries

considered Bahadur Shah Zafar as the Emperor of India. 

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