Modern History PYQ 66 of 636 · Revolt of 1857

Who among the following did not rebel against the British East India Company’s control over them?

  1. ARaja of Vijayanagar
  2. BNizam of Hyderabad
  3. CPoligar of Tamil Nadu
  4. DDewan Velu Thampi of Travancore
  5. ENone of the above/More than one of the above

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Correct answer: (b) Nizam of Hyderabad

Explanation

Among the above options, the Nizam of Hyderabad did not rebel against the Company’s control. The King of Vijayanagar rebelled against Company rule in the latter half of the eighteenth century. The Poligars of Tamil Nadu revolted several times, and Dewan Velu Thampi of Travancore led a revolt against the English in 1808–09.

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