ICSE Class 10 The First War of Independence, 1857 — Mock Test (2027)
Free online mock test for The First War of Independence, 1857 (ICSE Class 10 History and Civics) — 20 competency-based questions based on the latest CISCE 2027 syllabus, with instant marking. Try the samples below, then take the full test free.
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Sample questions
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1.How did the British reduce the landed aristocracy to poverty?
- A.By promoting local industries and reducing taxes on agricultural land.
- B.Through economic exploitation, high taxes, wealth drain, and agricultural stagnation.
- C.By redistributing land equally among all social classes.
- D.By providing financial aid and subsidies to the landed aristocracy.
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2.What assurance regarding territorial rights was given to the Indian princes by Queen Victoria in her Proclamation of 1858?
- A.The British would annex all princely states within a decade.
- B.Indian princes were guaranteed their territorial rights, including the right to adopt heirs, with no future annexations.
- C.Princes were required to surrender half their territories to the British Crown.
- D.Only Hindu princes were granted territorial rights, excluding Muslim rulers.
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3.The Uprising of 1857 began from ______.
- A.Meerut
- B.Plassey
- C.Buxar
- D.Delhi
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4.Which of the following events of the Uprising of 1857 and their leaders is not correctly matched?
- A.Lucknow - Begum Hazrat Mahal
- B.Kanpur - Nana Saheb
- C.Kalpi - Tantia Tope
- D.Bihar - Khan Bahadur
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5.Who was appointed as the first Viceroy of India under the Act of 1858?
- A.Lord Dalhousie
- B.Lord Canning
- C.Lord Wellesley
- D.Lord Cornwallis
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