More Questions on 18th Century Revolts And Reform
- Q. Who wrote the book ‘A Gift to monotheists’?
A)Raja Ram Mohan Roy
B)David Hare
C)Mahadev Govind Ranade
D)Ramkrishna Bhandarkar
Answer: Raja Ram Mohan Roy
- Q. Satyashodhak Samaj was founded by whom?
A)Jyotibha Phule
B)Mahatma Gandhi
C)Dr. B. R. Ambedkar
D)Swami Vivekanand
Answer: Jyotibha Phule
- Q. What was the role of Tatia Tope in 1857 mutiny? I. He was commander-in-chief of the army of Nana Saheb II. He organized Bhils of Panchamahal region against the British III. He helped Begum Hazrat Mahal to capture Awadh
A)I and II only
B)II only
C)II and III only
D)All of the above
Answer: I and II only
- Q. Which of the contributions of Ishwar Chandra Vidya Sagar made him true follower of Raja Rammohan Roy and in a way most common aspects in both of them I. Protest against child marriage II. Advocacy of widow remarriage III. Campaign against polygamy
A)I and III
B)I and II
C)II and III
D)I, II and III
Answer: I, II and III
- Q. Consider the following statement (s) related to the administrative causes of 1857 revolt. I. Deprivation of the traditional ruling classes of their luxury due to the establishment of the company’s suzerainty over the Indian states. II. Introduction of new and revenue system which snatched the land from cultivator and gave it to the moneylender or traitor. III. Lord Canning’s announcement to that Mughals would lose the title of King and be mere Princess.
A)Only II
B)Only I
C)Both I and II
D)Both I and III
Answer: Both I and II
- Q. The theosophical society was marked by the close understanding of the cosmos and the mundane life. Which among the listed options is not a part of their curriculum?
A)Salvation
B)Divinity
C)Means of enlightenment
D)Mystic superstition
Answer: Mystic superstition
- Q. What did Raja Ram Mohan Roy actively seek reforms in?
A)Teaching the Vedas in schools
B)Promoting intercaste marriages
C)Ending the practice of Sati
D)Building more temples
Answer: Ending the practice of Sati
- Q. The first lawful Hindu widow remarriage among upper castes in our country was celebrated under which of the following reformer
A)Keshub Chandra Sen
B)Raja Rammohan Roy
C)Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar
D)Gopal Krishna Gokhale
Answer: Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar
- Q. Swami Vivekananda’s contribution to society and educating masses is through following ways: I. Condemned caste system and current rituals and superstitions II. Criticized for having lost touch with rest of world and for becoming stagnant and mummified III. Subscribed to Vedanta which he considered fully rational system
A)Only II
B)Only I
C)Only III
D)All the above
Answer: All the above
- Q. Who was the prominent leader in Lucknow during the Revolt of 1857?
A)Rani Laxmi Bai
B)Begum Hazrat Mahal
C)Kuar Singh
D)Bahadur Shah Zafar
Answer: Begum Hazrat Mahal
- Q. Raja Rammohan Roy’s contribution to education are: I. Assisted David Hare in setting Hindu college II. English school at Calcutta was maintained at his own cost III. Established Vedanta College which taught only western social and physical sciences
A)Both II and III
B)Only III
C)Only I and II
D)All the above
Answer: Only I and II
- Q. Which of the following are the reasons for which Wahabi / Walliullah movement was started?
A)Encouraging to give up puradh system
B)Spreading education among Muslim women
C)Reviving Muslim principles in response to western influences
D)Propagating Quran as the only source
Answer: Reviving Muslim principles in response to western influences
- Q. Which of the following is called “Magna Carta of English Education in India”?
A)Macaulay Commission
B)Wood's Dispatch
C)Vernacular Act
D)Both A & B
Answer: Wood's Dispatch
- Q. The original name of Swami Dayananda Saraswati was
A)Gowri Shankar
B)Abhi Shankar
C)Daya Shankar
D)Mula Shankar
Answer: Mula Shankar
- Q. Who among the following British Officials suppressed the Revolt of Jhansi?
A)Henry Havelock
B)Colin Campbell
C)Henry Lawrence
D)Hugh Rose
Answer: Hugh Rose
- Q. Which of the following are the main reasons for failure of Young Bengal Movement? I. Suppression by British new law II. Did not involve peasant cause III. Radicalism was bookish in character and did not develop links with masses
A)Only II
B)Only I
C)Both II and III
D)All the above
Answer: Both II and III
- Q. Charles wood’s despatch deals with which of the following issues?
A)Female education
B)Child marriages
C)Abolition of sati
D)Female infanticide
Answer: Female education
- Q. Temple entry movement started mainly in Kerala aimed at which of the following
A)Keeping the monopoly of temples to Brahmin class
B)Allowing untouchables to Hindu temples and roads
C)Allowing women to enter temple
D)Sanskrit lessons to be imparted only to Brahmin family members and others to be devoid of it in order to preserve its purity
Answer: Allowing untouchables to Hindu temples and roads
- Q. The main cause for the Instant popularity of the Arya Samaj was that
A)It supported and worded for the cause of western education
B)It represented the purified form of Hinduism
C)It combined the opposition to the evil practices of Hinduism with an aggressive assertion of the superiority of the Vedic religion and Indian thought over all other faiths
D)It gave a call to its followers to go back to the Vedas
Answer: It combined the opposition to the evil practices of Hinduism with an aggressive assertion of the superiority of the Vedic religion and Indian thought over all other faiths
- Q. Which of the following is not correct about Arya Samaj?
A)It was founded in 1875
B)The Arya Samajists opposed child marriages and encouraged remarriage of widows
C)Its main motive was to promote faith in one God
D)None of the above is correct
Answer: The Arya Samajists opposed child marriages and encouraged remarriage of widows
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