Match the persons given in Group A with the places given in Group B.

Fill in the blanks with proper alternatives:

(a) In the………cantonment, Mangal Pande shot at the British officer.

(Barrackpore, Kanpur, Merath)

(b) Between 1848 to 1856, Lord ……………..annexed more states.

(Dalhousie, Cornwallis, Bentinck)

(c) …………. was proclaimed the Emperor of India.

(Bahadur Shah Jafar, Ahmedulla, Bakht Khan)

Answer the following in one sentence each.

(a) What appeal did Umaji Naik make to the people?

(b) What news hurt the religious sentiments of the Indian soldiers?

(c) How did Lord Dalhousie take possession of Avadh?

Answer in three or four sentences.

(a) State the effects of the uprising of 1857?

(b) Why did the British organize the Indian Army?

Collect pictures of the leaders of the 1857 uprising and paste them in a scrapbook. Add brief notes to each picture.