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Little champions School, Madnapur, , Class- 8%., Sub- S.st (history), , Day- Friday, Date-28/1/2022, , Ch-5 (When People Rebel ), , © V.SHORT QUESTION & ANSWERS —, 1.Who were the leaders from Bihar who joined the rebellion?, Answer: Kunwar Singh, an old zamindar joined the rebellion from Bihar., 2. When did Bahadur Shah Zafar die?, Answer: Bahadur Shah Zafar died in November 1862., 3. What did the new act in 1858 mention?, Answer: The new act of 1858 transferred the power of the East India Company to the British Crown., , 4, What was the proportion decided for the new recruitment process for soldiers adopted after 1857, revolt by the British., , Answer: It was decided that the proportion of Indian soldiers in the army would be reduced and number, of Europeans would be increased., , 5. Who was the governor-general who decided that Bahadur Shah Zafar would be the last Mughal king?, Answer: Governor-general Canning decided that Bahadur Shah Zafar would the last Mughal king., , © SHORT QUESTION & ANSWERS —, 1. What was the condition after recapturing of Delhi by the British?, , Answer: The recapturing of Delhi did not mean that the rebellion died down, people still continued with, the resistance and battle with the British. The British had to fight for two years in this manner to, suppress the massive forces of popular rebellion., , 2. Mention the reasons behind the discontent of the Indian sepoys employed in the Company?, Answer: The reasons behind the discontent of Indian sepoy employed in the Company were:, , © They were unhappy about the pay and allowances., * The conditions of the services was not good for them., , © The religious belief were hurted, , * LONG QUESTION & ANSWERS, 1. What made the British believe that Indian society had to be reformed? What steps were taken to, stop these?, , Answer: The British believed that the Indian society had to be reformed as there were still practices of, sati in Indian society which made the British to pass laws to stop practice of sati and encourage, remarriage of widows., , © For this, the British promoted English language education and allowed Christian missionaries to, propagate and function freely in India., , © In 1850, new law was passed making conversion to Christianity easier., , This is how they decided to stop all this.