CTET/ UPTET 2019 Exam – Social Science Questions | 23rd September 2019

CTET/ UPTET 2019 Exam – Social Science Questions

Dear Readers, Everything that studies our society and the way we interact with each other in it, is a social science.This section NOT ONLY comes CTET Exam but also come in other TET Exam also i.e UPTET Exam & DSSSB Exam etc. So, we will provide you the questions which will help you in preparing for Exam.

Q1. The title of Governor-General was changed to Viceroy in the year 

(a) 1895 CE

(b) 1858 CE

(c) 1877 CE

(d) 1880 CE

Q2. The person who fired the first shot in the rebellion 1857 CE was 

(a) Bakht Khan 

(b) Tantya Tope

(c) Rani Lakshmibai 

(d) Mangal Pandey

Q3. Which one of the following is considered to have sparked off the 1857 revolt?

(a) Introduction of greased cartridges for the new Enfield rifle 

(b) The annexation of Awadh

(c) The anti-sati legislation 

(d) The killing of innocent Indians 

Q4. After which event did the British Government start ruling India directly?

(a) Battle of Plassey

(b) Third Battle of Panipat

(c) Rebellion of 1857

(d) War of Mysore

Q5. Open revolt of the Sepoys-en-masse occurred in 1857 for the first time at 

(a) Barrackpore

(b) Meerut

(c) Kanpur

(d) Behrampur

Q6. Sir Huge Rose said the following about whom, “The best and bravest military leader of the rebels”?

(a) Bahadur Shah II

(b) Nana Saheb

(c) Tantya Tope

(d) Rani Lakshmibai of Jhansi 

Q7. One of the measures taken by Lord Dalhousie caused the civilian leaders to join the revolt started by the sepoys. What was this measure?

(a) Introduction of the railways, post and telegraph

(b) Stopping the pensions of former rulers 

(c) Application of the Doctrine of Lapse strictly 

(d) Annexation of native states on the plea of mismanagement

Q8. Which of the following places was not one of the places where the revolt occurred?

(a) Bombay

(b) Arrah, Bihar

(c) Jhansi

(d) Bareilly

Q9. In the Massacre at Kanpur, who of the following was held directly responsible?

(a) Tantia Tope

(b) Nana Sahib’s troops

(c) Azimulla

(d) Nana Sahib

Q10. Most of the civilian leaders of the 1857 revolt in Uttar Pradesh were form which of the following groups?

(a) The kings and princes

(b) The professional classes

(c) The peasants

(d) The landlords 

Solutions

S1. Ans.(b)

S2. Ans.(d)

S3. Ans.(a)

S4. Ans.(c)

S5. Ans.(b)

S6. Ans.(d)

S7. Ans.(c)

S8. Ans.(a)

S9. Ans.(b)

S10. Ans.(d)