1. Who became the 5th ruler of Hyderabad State in 1857?
2. Who served as Afzal-ud-Daula's Minister when he ascended the throne in 1857?
3. For approximately how many years did the fifth Nizam rule?
4. Consider the following statements regarding grievances under British administration prior to 1857:
(I) Peasants lost their lands and became laborers, while craftsmen were forced to abandon their professions.
(II) The revenue administration of the British left deep dissatisfaction among people of Indian village institutions.
(III) Corruption in the Revenue and Police Departments caused people to suffer.
Which of the above is/are correct?
5. On whose orders was the Mughal sovereign Bahadurshah Zafar forcibly removed from the Red Fort and sent to spend his time in Mehrauli?
6. What status did Lord Canning proclaim for Bahadurshah Zafar?
7. In which city did the 1857 mutiny first start?
8. What provided the immediate spark that set off the widespread dissatisfaction into open mutiny?
9. Who was Alija's associate, along with Raja Mahipatram, in early attempts at armed rebellion against the British in Hyderabad?
10. Who initiated the Wahabi movement, aimed at resurrecting the greatness of Islam?
11. The Wahabi movement entered India in 1820 with which city as its center?
12. Who started the Wahabi movement within India?
13. In Hyderabad, the Wahabi movement was carried on by Mubariz-ud-Daula, son of which Nizam?
14. Which Nawab of Kurnool was associated with the Wahabi movement's activities against the British in Hyderabad?
15. In which year did the English take over Berar, part of the Nizam's state, as debt repayment?
16. Which community in Kerala revolted, inspired by the Wahabi movement?
17. Followers of which rebel leader roamed Hyderabad disguised as mendicants and saints, preaching against the British?
18. Among nearly 500 princely states in the country, which was described as the largest?
19. What percentage of Hyderabad state's population was Muslim, a figure cited as a key British strategic concern?
20. Approximately how many soldiers made up the Hyderabad Contingent in 1857?
21. Captain Abbot of the First Cavalry Regiment prevented Muslim soldiers under his command from doing what?
22. Which observances did Brigadier Meckanzie forbid, causing outrage among Muslim soldiers?
23. What kind of force did Salar Jung deploy to suppress isolated revolts and unrest in the city?
24. On what date did the Jihad posters call for all Muslims to congregate at Mecca Masjid?
25. Consider the following statements regarding the contents of the Jihad posters that appeared in Hyderabad:
(I) They threatened excommunication from Muslim society for delaying the killing of a Christian Kafir.
(II) They called for Maulvies to issue Fatwas compelling war against the English.
(III) They promised a place in the sacred world to anyone who died in the cause.
Which of the above is/are correct?
26. Which leader lectured and incited people in Masjids, admonishing a mosque's Maulvi for cowardice over the Jihad against foreign oppression?
27. Which Fakir, belonging to a higher class, spread ideas of treason among the people and the soldiers of the associate army?
28. What was the name of the associate army whose loyalty cracked under the influence of Khamosh Shah's followers?
29. The Resident's personal security guards, whose misbehavior further weakened British control, belonged to which cavalry?
30. Col. Davidson became the Resident of Hyderabad in 1857 due to the death of whom?
31. Which cavalry unit of Hyderabad was sent to Malegaon in May 1857 at the request of the Bombay Government?
32. Who commanded the First Cavalry sent from Mominabad to Aurangabad on 11 June 1857?
33. Chota Pimpalgaon, where the First Cavalry's suspicions of a conspiracy first grew, was how far from Aurangabad?
34. In which location were the First Cavalry lodged upon reaching Aurangabad?
35. Who informed Captain Abbott that Aurangabad was not the cavalry's actual final destination?
36. What slogan did the furious cavalrymen shout, refusing to go beyond the Nizam's boundary?
37. On what date did Abbott order the Cavalry shifted to Amba, near the river Kaum?
38. Major General Woodburn arrived with additional forces on 24 June 1857 from which city?
39. Whose name, when read out first among the mutineers lined up for inquiry, caused commotion among the soldiers?
40. Which Dafedar fired at Abbott, missed the target, and was later hanged after trial?
41. How many persons were fired upon and killed among the mutineers of the Aurangabad Contingent Force?
42. How many Troopers in total were involved in the Aurangabad Contingent Force incident?
43. Under whose command was the Third Cavalry when it went to Buldana?
44. Which officer, commanding 25 Bombay Native Infantry, confronted the Third Cavalry at Buldava and caused outrage?
45. Who led the thirteen persons who escaped from Buldava and reached Hyderabad after 20 days in July?
46. What reward did the Hyderabad Government announce for Jamedar Chidakhan?
47. Who arrested Chidakhan and his followers when they entered Hyderabad, sending them to the Residency for trial?
48. On what date was the attack on the Residency planned, after the King failed to release Chidakhan?
49. How many Maulvies were sent to the King to demand Chidakhan's release before the Residency attack?
50. Which officer held overall control as Military Secretary during the defense of the Residency?
51. Which officer was assigned control of the Madras Horse Artillery during the Residency's defense?
52. Approximately how many Rohillas were reported by Salar Jung's spy to be advancing toward the Residency under Turrebaz Khan on 17 July 1857?
53. How many armed men actually marched on the Residency at 6 p.m., led by Jamedar Turrebaazkhan?
54. Which gate of the Residency collapsed during the ferocious Rohilla attack?
55. Who came forward to oppose the militants at the Residency Gate, surprising them with his loyalty to the British?
56. Until what time did Briggs continue the cannon fire in retaliation against the attackers?
57. How many men of the Madras Artillery died of gunfire and injuries during the attack on the Residency?
58. What reward was declared on Turrebaz Khan and Maulvi Allauddin after they were declared offenders?
59. On what date was Turrebaz Khan arrested at Mogulaguda?
60. Who recorded Turrebaz Khan's statement as Civil Court Magistrate after his arrest?
61. Turrebaz Khan escaped while being transferred to Andaman at which location in Mahbubnagar district?
62. Who helped in the final rearrest of Turrebaz Khan near Toopran?
63. Where was Turrebaz Khan's body brought and hanged after his death?
64. To which city did Maulvi Allauddin flee after the failed Residency attack?
65. Where was Maulvi Allauddin eventually caught?
66. In which year did Maulvi Allauddin die at Andaman?
67. Who was appointed political administrator and protector of Raja Venkatappa Naik of Shorapur after his father's death?
68. From where to where was Raja Venkatappa Naik promised he would be made king, as an incentive to join the rebellion?
69. How many Rohilla and Arab fighters made up the battalion assembled by Raja Venkatappa Naik?
70. Who was sent by Campbell, along with Col. Malcolm, to suppress Raja Venkatappa Naik's rebellion?
71. How did Raja Venkatappa Naik ultimately die?
72. Who led the rebellion by Malked Koppal, alongside Kenchan Gowda, Desai of Hummigi?
73. Bhimrao and his followers robbed which treasury during the Koppal rebellion?
74. Which Major besieged Koppal Fort, where Bhimrao and Kenchan Goud eventually died in battle?
75. On what date did Bhimrao and Kenchan Goud die in the battle of Koppal Fort?
76. Which British officer was killed by Bhaskara Rao, Zamindar of Nargund, in his bid for independence?
77. On what date did the Jamindars of Bombay and Karnataka plan to rebel alongside Bhaskara Rao?
78. Rangarao, involved in a major conspiracy in 1858, was an agent of which leader?
79. Which high official in the Nizam's court was connected to the conspirators Rangarao, Raja Deep Singh, and Safdar-ud-Daula?
80. Who worked as Daftardar under Roy Rayan and wrote a letter to Nana Sahib in Kanpur that was later recovered?
81. On what date did Sonaji Pandit die, after which Rangarao took over delivering letters to Hyderabad?
82. Where was Rangarao finally arrested by the British?
83. What punishment did Rangarao receive after being arrested and tried?
84. Consider the following statements regarding the punishments given to the conspirators of the Rangarao case:
(I) Rangarao was sent to Andaman.
(II) Safdar-ud-Daula received life imprisonment.
(III) Rajdeep Singh received a three-year prison term.
Which of the above is/are correct?
85. Who crushed the serious riots by Rohillas in Ajanta in 1858–59 indiscriminately?
86. Which leader of another Rohilla-linked rebellion freed neighboring areas of Adilabad and made Nirmal his capital?
87. In which month and year did the battle take place between the Collector's forces and Rohillas/Gond troops at Nirmal?
88. What name became popularly associated with the banyan tree where Ramjigond's thousand associates were hanged?
89. Under whose leadership did the Bhils rebel in the Ajanta area in 1857?
90. Which group assisted the Bhils in their burglaries during the 1857 rebellion in Ajanta?
91. On what date did Jahangir Khan attack the Resident with a gun and sword after the Resident presented a gift to the Nizam?
92. What gift did the Governor General send to the Nizam via the Resident, which Jahangir Khan's attack followed?
93. How did Jahangir Khan die after being overpowered by the Resident's guards?
94. In April 1859, which Army Officer was attacked and killed by a returning soldier with a sword at Kukatpalli?
95. Consider the following statements regarding the persons implicated in the Kukatpalli episode investigation:
(I) Mirdachand was an officer in charge of the Chobdar branch under the Nizam administration.
(II) Baajikhan sheltered mutineers in his house.
(III) Maulvi Ibrahim was trying to subdue the English people.
Which of the above is/are correct?
96. Whom did Col. Davidson tell the Nizam to exile, alleging a plot with Roshanuddaula to kill the Nizam?
97. Who was the relative of Pratap Singh, king of Satara, that came to Deccan with followers to start a rebellion in the Conspiracy of Bhir?
98. What was the fate of those who attempted rebellion under Balasahib's leadership in the Bhir conspiracy?
99. In which year did Rao Sahib Peshwa secretly come to Hyderabad and hide in Begum Bazar?
100. Which revolutionary was already hiding in Begum Bazar when Rao Sahib Peshwa arrived?
101. How did Ratansingh, one of those arrested in the Begum Bazar conspiracy, die?
102. Who hid Rao Sahib Peshwa disguised as a monk in a Gosai Mutt under Muslimjung bridge?
103. What fine did the British impose on Seth Mohan Lal for sheltering Rao Sahib?
104. Where was Rao Sahib Peshwa ultimately caught and hanged in August 1862?
105. What name is given to the rebellion involving Rao Sahib Peshwa's concealment and capture?
106. In the Khalki Conspiracy Case, Rama Rao alias Jung Bahadur was arranging followers for which king?
107. Where were the followers of the Khalki Conspiracy Case sent after arrest?
108. Which border districts did Maratha rebel Vasudev Balvant Phadke tour in 1879, seeking Rohilla help?
109. Who was appointed Special Officer to arrest Vasudev Balvant Phadke?
110. What sentence did Vasudev Balvant Phadke receive after his trial?
111. In the Rekapalli rebellion, which government enhanced the Podu cultivation tax threefold?
112. With whose help did the rebels of Rampa attack the Vaddegudem Police Station?
113. To whom did the Government hand over local administration in October 1880, who then looted the villagers instead?
114. What order did Salar Jung issue, naming Ramareddy, Ambulreddy, Kakurreddy, Bundel Dora, and Tammidora for arrest?
115. What reward was announced for the arrest of the Rekapalli rebels?
116. Which districts were returned to the Nizam as a reward for loyalty, having been taken in 1853 to maintain the Hyderabad Contingent?
117. What amount of debt owed by the Nizam was forfeited by the British as a reward for loyalty?
118. What title did the British announce for the Nizam, which people opposed through posters across the city?
119. Where was the last Mughal Emperor sent after the mutiny was crushed?
120. What were the coins released by the Nizam, bearing the words 'Nizam-Ul-Mulk Asafza Bahadur,' called?
121. On what date was the Nizam awarded the title 'Grand Commander Star of India'?
122. What administrative post in the Hyderabad Nizam's Court was abolished as a result of the mutiny's suppression?
123. What did the Governor General advise the Nizam to introduce, following the end of Mughal authority?
124. What is cited as the primary reason for the failure of the Hyderabad rebellion?
125. What was gifted to the Nizam by the British as a reward for loyalty during the 1857 revolt?
126. In turn, gifts valuing how much did the Nizam send to the Governor General?
127. What estate was given to the Nizam as part of British rewards for loyalty?
128. In what year was a new agreement signed between the Nizam and the British, suitably modifying the original 1853 agreement?
129. What amount of presents did Salar Jung receive from the British as a reward for his loyalty during 1857?
130. What was announced regarding lands belonging to mutineers, as a result of the mutiny's suppression?
