Indian rulers were quite satisfied with Lord Dalhousie’s expansionist policies.

Question

State whether the following are true or false: 

1. Indian rulers were quite satisfied with Lord Dalhousie’s expansionist policies. 

2. Peasants benefitted from the land revenue system of the British.  

3. Social reforms such as the abolition of sati and female infanticide, and the Widow Remarriage Act caused deep resentment among the orthodox sections of society. 

4. The Doctrine of Lapse was abolished after the Revolt. 

5. The Revolt of 1857 had come as a shock to the British. 

Answer 1

1. Indian rulers were quite satisfied with Lord Dalhousie’s expansionist policies. False. 

Correct: Indian rulers were dissatisfied with Lord Dalhousies expansionist policies. 

2. Peasants benefitted from the land revenue system of the British. False. 

Correct : Peasants were not benefitted from the land revenue system of the British. 

3. Social reforms such as the abolition of sati and female infanticide, and the Widow Remarriage Act caused deep resentment among the orthodox sections of society. True.

4. The Doctrine of Lapse was abolished after the Revolt. True

5. The Revolt of 1857 had come as a shock to the British. True.