CHAPTER: REBELS AND THE RAJ

ASSERTION REASON TYPE QUESTIONS

1. Assertion (A): Despite initial victory the Sepoy mutiny could not succeed in overthrowing the British Raj.
Reason (R): The rising middle class sided with the Raj.
(A) Both Assertion and reason are true and reason is the correct explanation of assertion.
(B) Assertion and reason both are true but reason is not the correct explanation of assertion.
(C) Assertion is true, reason is false.
(D) Assertion is false, reason is true.
2. Assertion (A): The agrarian crisis began in the later part of the 17th century.
Reason (R): The oppressed peasants joined the local rebel leaders and zamindars.
(A) Both Assertion and reason are true and reason is the correct explanation of assertion.
(B) Assertion and reason both are true but reason is not the correct explanation of assertion.
(C) Assertion is true, reason is false.
(D) Assertion is false, reason is true.
3. Assertion (A): The emotional turmoil in Awadh is bolstered by the realization of physical damage.
Reason(R): The removal of the Nawab ended the court and its culture. Musicians, dancers, artisans, cooks,
servants, government employees, and many others lost their livelihood.
(A) Both Assertion and reason are true and reason is the correct explanation of assertion.
(B) Assertion and reason both are true but reason is not the correct explanation of assertion.
(C) Assertion is true, reason is false.
(D) Assertion is false, reason is true.
4. Assertion (A): Lack of coordination and central leadership
Reason (R): Some of the local rulers like Scindia of Gwalior, the Holkar of Indore, the Nizam of Hyderabad,
the Raja of Jodhpur, the Nawab of Bhopal, the rulers of Patiala, Sindh, and Kashmir and the Rana of Nepal
provided active support to the British.
(A) Both Assertion and reason are true and reason is the correct explanation of assertion.
(B) Assertion and reason both are true but reason is not the correct explanation of assertion.
(C) Assertion is true, reason is false.
(D) Assertion is false, reason is true.
5. Assertion (A):The Commissioner of Lucknow Henry Lawrence was killed but the Residency continued to
be defended under the command ofColonel Inglis.
Reason (R):When the rebel forces besieged Lucknow, Henry Lawrence, the Commissioner of Lucknow,
collected the Christian population and took refuge in the heavily fortified Residency.
(A) Both Assertion and reason are true and reason is the correct explanation of assertion.
(B) Assertion and reason both are true but reason is not the correct explanation of assertion.
(C) Assertion is true, reason is false.
(D) Assertion is false, reason is true.
6. Assertion (A): The rebel proclamations in 1857 repeatedly appealed to all sections of the population,
irrespective of their caste and creed.
Reason ( R ): The ishtihar harked back to the pre-British Hindu- Muslim past and glorified the coexistence
of different communities under the Mughal empire.
(A) Both Assertion and Reason are true and reason is the correct explanation of assertion.
(B) Assertion and Reason both are true but reason is not the correct explanation of assertion.
(C) Assertion is true, reason is false.
(D) Assertion is false, reason is true.
7. Assertion (A) : Awadh was called the “ Nursery of the Bengal Army”
Reason ( R): Most of the sepoys were recruited from this region.
(A) Both Assertion and Reason are true and reason is the correct explanation of assertion.
(B) Assertion and Reason both are true but reason is not the correct explanation of assertion.
(C) Assertion is true, reason is false.
(D) Assertion is false, reason is true.
8. Assertion(A) :To fight the British leadership and organization were required.
Reason (R ): Rumours and prophecies played a part in moving people to action.
(A ) Both Assertion and Reason are true and reason is the correct explanation of assertion.
( B) Assertion and Reason both are true but reason is not the correct explanation of assertion.
( C) Assertion is true, reason is false.
(D) Assertion is false, reason is true.
9. Assertion(A) :(A ) The Revolt of 1857 is considered the first war of Independence.
Reason (R ): Mahatma Gandhi took the command of this REVOLT.
(A) Both Assertion and Reason are true and reason is the correct explanation of assertion.
(B) Assertion and Reason both are true but reason is not the correct explanation of assertion.
(C) Assertion is true, reason is false.
(D) Assertion is false, reason is true.
10. Assertion (A): There were similarities in the pattern of the revolt in different places.
Reason (R):Sepoys lived in lines and shared a common lifestyle and that many of them came from the same
caste.
(A) Both Assertion and Reason are true and reason is the correct explanation of assertion.
(B) Assertion and Reason both are true but reason is not the correct explanation of assertion.
(C) Assertion is true, reason is false.
(D) Assertion is false, reason is true.
11. Assertion (A): Ordinary people, peasants began joining the revolt, the targets of attack widened. In major
towns like Lucknow, Kanpur and Bareilly, money- lenders and the rich also became the objects of rebel
wrath. In most places their houses were looted and destroyed.
Reason (R): Ordinary people not only saw the money-lenders and rich as oppressors but also as allies of the
British.
A. Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
B. Both A and R are true but R is NOT the correct explanation of A.
C. A is correct but R is wrong.
D. A is wrong and R is correct.
12. Assertion (A): The national movement in the twentieth century drew its inspiration from the events of
1857.
Reason (R): All sections of the people of India came together to fight against imperial rule. Art and
literature, as much as the writing of history, have helped in keeping alive the memory of 1857.
A. Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
B. Both A and R are true but R is NOT the correct explanation of A.
C. A is correct but R is wrong.
D. A is wrong and R is correct.
13. Assertion (A): The British became increasingly interested in acquiring the territory of Awadh
Reason (R): They felt that the soil there was good for producing tea and coffee, and the region was ideally
located to be developed into the principal market of Upper India.
(A) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
(B) Both A and R are true but R is NOT the correct explanation of A.
(C) A is correct but R is wrong.
(D) A is wrong and R is correct.
14. Assertion (A): Historians till now have continued to discuss rebel actions primarily through accounts
written by the British.
Reason (R): There are many rebel proclamations and notifications, as also some letters that rebel leaders
wrote. However, historians prefer to study British documents rather than the rebel’s account.
(A) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
(B) Both A and R are true but R is NOT the correct explanation of A.
(C) A is correct but R is wrong.
(D) A is wrong and R is correct.
15. Assertion (A): In towns and cantonments, sepoys and the common people refused to touch the atta.
Reason (R): There was fear and suspicion that the British wanted to convert Indians to Christianity. Panic
spread fast.
(A) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
(B) Both A and R are true but R is NOT the correct explanation of A.
(C) A is correct but R is wrong.
(D) A is wrong and R is correct.

ANSWER KEY - ASSERTION REASON

1 B 2 B 3 A 4 A 5 B 6. A 7.
A 8. B 9. C 10. A
11. (A) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
12. (A) Both A and R are true and R is the correct
13. (C) A is correct but R is wrong.
14. (C) A is correct but R is wrong.
15. (A) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.