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Hint Answer % Correct
What year was the Indian Mutiny? 1857
100%
Who were the EIC East India Company
100%
When was the Doctrine of Lapse removed? 1858
67%
How long did the Raj last? 1858 to 1948
67%
When was Bengal reunited? 1911
67%
How many miles of railway track was added in the decade after the mutiny? 3000 Miles
67%
When did the Sepoys begin to refuse orders? February 1857
67%
Who was in the province of West Bengal? Hindus
67%
When was the Partition of Bengal decided? July 1905
67%
Why were the Sepoys feeling aggrieved? Low pay and poor working conditions
67%
When was the Partition carried out? October 1905
67%
Which religious group were apart of the events? Sikhs
67%
What was formed in 1906? The All India Muslim League
67%
What role replaced the Governor-General Viceroy
67%
How many native troops were there? 125,000 troops
33%
How many people were apart of the India Council? 15 members with experience of Indian affairs
33%
When was the Indian National Congress formed? 1885
33%
What was Viceroy Curzon's tenure dates? 1899 to 1905
33%
When did Curzon set up the Imperial Cadet Corps? 1901
33%
When was the North-West Frontier Province (NWFP) set up? 1901
33%
When were the Morley-Minto reforms introduced? 1909
33%
When was Queen Victoria made Empress of India? 1st January 1877
33%
How many British troops were there at the start if the mutiny? 40,000 troops
33%
By the late 1880's how many British troops were there? 70,000 troops
33%
What other cities did Sepoys control? Agra, Lucknow and Cawnpore
33%
When did Lord Curzon resign? August 1905
33%
Why were native princes annoyed? Doctrine of Lapse removed land
33%
What did the Imperial Cadet Corps do? Gave princes and elite figures military training to improve efficiency
33%
What did the removal do? Indian princes accepted the ruling of the British Crown
33%
When did Britain defeat the Sepoys? June 1858
33%
Where did the first Sepoys first go violent? Meerut
33%
What was discouraged after the mutiny? Missionary activity
33%
Who did they want as a figurehead? Mughal Emperor Bahadur Shah
33%
What the majority in East Bengal and Assam? Muslims
33%
What were the consequences of the mutiny? Mutual suspicion, replacement of the EIC with the Raj
33%
What did the Doctrine of Lapse mean? Princely states would be British when the line of descent ended
33%
What else did Curzon do positively? Reformed the universities and the police, lowered taxes and adopted the Gold Standard
33%
What did the All India Muslim League change it's goal to? Self-government for India
33%
What was the final battle? The battle of Gwalior
33%
What act replaced the EIC? The Government of India Act, 1858
33%
Why did the Rebellion fail? The rebels were unable to control Calcutta
33%
Why was the NWFP set up? To protect the border from feared Russian incursions
33%
Did relationships improve after the forming of the raj? Yes
33%
What did democratic reform in 1910 allow? 135 Indians were able to secure seats to play a greater part in government
0%
What did the Indian Councils Act of 1909 enable? 27 Indians to be elected to the Viceroy's council
0%
What did this create? A new strand of strident nationalism
0%
What was the Indian Population in 1871? At least 236 million people
0%
Why were the local people annoyed? Increased disrespect from the EIC (Paramountcy)
0%
Who led the campaigns including strikes? Surendranath Banerjee
0%
What two groups were split within Congress? The extremists and the continuing moderates
0%
What was another reason? The new Enfield Rifles were greased with animal fats
0%
Why did it create uproar amongst the Hindu elite? They leased land to the Muslim peasants
0%
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