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First War of Independence 1857 Worksheet 2023

This document is a history worksheet for 10th grade students about the Indian National Movement between 1857-1917, specifically focusing on the First War of Independence in 1857. It contains multiple choice and short answer questions about the causes and consequences of the revolt. It also includes structured essay questions asking students to discuss the outright wars fought by the British to expand territory in India, the meaning of absentee sovereignty, the Subsidiary Alliance system, and the social, economic, and political impacts of the 1857 revolt. The worksheet provides self-evaluation sections for students to assess their understanding of the key topics.

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First War of Independence 1857 Worksheet 2023

This document is a history worksheet for 10th grade students about the Indian National Movement between 1857-1917, specifically focusing on the First War of Independence in 1857. It contains multiple choice and short answer questions about the causes and consequences of the revolt. It also includes structured essay questions asking students to discuss the outright wars fought by the British to expand territory in India, the meaning of absentee sovereignty, the Subsidiary Alliance system, and the social, economic, and political impacts of the 1857 revolt. The worksheet provides self-evaluation sections for students to assess their understanding of the key topics.

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ICSE History Worksheet Grade 10

THE INDIAN NATIONAL MOVEMENT (1857-1917)


The First War of Independence, 1857
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Please stick the worksheet, pictures and self-evaluation in the note book.
1. MCQ’s :

1. ______ introduced the Subsidiary Alliance system in India.


a. Lord Wavell
b. Lord Dalhousie
c. Lord Wellesley
d. Lord Canning

2. The Indian soldiers could not rise above the rank of_______ .
a. Tehsildar
b. Subedar
c. Naib Tehsildar
d. Talukdar

3. The ___ and ___ were looked down upon as means to break social order and caste rule.
a. Army, court
b. Western education, lawyers
c. Pandits, Maulvis
d. Railways, Telegraphs

4. This Act mentioned that the recruits to the Bengal army had to serve everywhere, within or
outside India.
a. General Service Enlistment Act
b. Religious Disabilities act
c. Rowlatt Act
d. Subsidiary Alliance

5. The strategic place like _____ and _____ did not have British armies.
a. Delhi, Allahabad
b. Bengal, Madras
c. Mysore, Poona
d. Lucknow, Mysore

Short-Answer Type Questions:


1. Which Acts introduced by the British went against Indian social customs and
traditions?
2. Name the Act which changed the Hindu Law of Property. Describe it.

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3. Mention any two political causes of the First War of Independence.
4. What was General Service Enlistment Act and The Post Office Act?
5. Mention any two ways in which the British ill-treated the Indian Soldiers.
6. Explain the term Doctrine of Lapse.
7. How was the army reorganized after the first war of Indian Independence?

Structured Essay-Type Questions:


The Indian Nationalists described the Great Uprising of 1857 as the First War of
Independence. With reference to this, answer the following questions:
1. State the Outright Wars fought by British to expand their territorial power in India.
2. Give the meaning of Absentee Sovereignty. Why was it resented by the Indians?
3. What was the immediate cause of the Revolt of 1857?
4. What was the Subsidiary Alliance? Name any two Indian states brought under the
British control using the Subsidiary Alliance.
5. Explain any four social reforms advocated by the British which affected the
religious traditions of the Indian people.
6. Mention any four economic causes of the Revolt.
7. Describe the results/consequences of the First war of Independence with reference
to the following:
a. Policy towards the Indian princes.
b. Rise of Nationalism in India.
c. The reorganization of the Army.
d. The changes introduced in the administrative set-up of the British territories
in India.

Date of Submission- 21st March, 2023.

Deep Dive:-
Read the article for more information beyond the textbook.
https://blog.finology.in/Legal-news/revolt-of-1857

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Self-Evaluation: Put a tick in whichever box you think is appropriate for your level of
understanding.

TOPIC: The Self-Evaluation Teacher’s


First War of Assessment
Independence,
1857
The student is 1 2 3 4 EE ME WT
able to… Thoroughly Comprehend Partially Did not
Comprehend Comprehend Comprehend

To state the causes


of the First War of
Independence,
1857.
To list the
consequences of
the First War of
Independence,
1857.
What went well? (WWW): Even Better If- (EBI):

Teacher’s Sign: Parent’s Sign :

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