More Questions on 18th Century Revolts And Reform

  • Q. Raja Rammohan Roy organised a historic agitation against the
    A)Evil custom of sati
    B)Caste system
    C)Degrading position of women in society
    D)Practice of superfluous religious rituals
    Answer: Evil custom of sati
  • Q. Who founded the ‘All India Harijan Samaj’ in 1932?
    A)Acharya Narendra Dev
    B)B R Ambedkar
    C)Mahatma Gandhi
    D)Jagjivan Ram
    Answer: Mahatma Gandhi
  • 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. 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. Gurudevan participated in the anniversary of the Sree Narayana Dharma Paripalana Yogam held at Palluruthy in__________
    A)1917
    B)1913
    C)1927
    D)1948
    Answer: 1927
  • Q. Which of the following is/are the main aim/s of Young Bengal Movement?
    A)Question all authority and oppose decadent customs and traditions
    B)Inspire pupil to think freely and rationally
    C)Love liberty, equality and freedom
    D)All the above
    Answer: All the above
  • Q. Who founded the Sri Narayana Dharma Paripalana Yogam?
    A)Periyar Swami
    B)Daya Nand Saraswati
    C)Narayan Guru
    D)Gopal Hari Deshmukh
    Answer: Narayan Guru
  • 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. __________ a notable disciple of Sree Narayana Guru introduced Guru’s visions and ideals to the western world
    A)Kumaranasan
    B)Nataraja Guru
    C)Chattambi Swamikal
    D)K.Madhavan
    Answer: Nataraja Guru
  • Q. Where was Narayana Guru born?
    A)Maharashtra
    B)Kerala
    C)Bengal
    D)Punjab
    Answer: Kerala
  • Q. Henry Vivian Derozio started young Bengal movement with the inspiration of which revolutionary ideas?
    A)French revolution
    B)Industrial revolution
    C)American Revolution
    D)Marxian theory
    Answer: French revolution
  • Q. Sri Narayana Guru Swamy initiated a programme of action called Sri Narayana Guru Dharma Paripalana yogam which took up issues regarding depressed classes, contains which of the issues? I. Encouraging inter caste marriages II. Right of admission to public schools III. Recruitment to government schools IV. Access to temples and roads
    A)I, II and III
    B)Only II and III
    C)I, II and IV
    D)All four are correct
    Answer: All four are correct
  • Q. Which of the following ideas propagated through Ramakrishna Mission? I. Social and religious reform II. Women education III. Doctrine of service IV. Service of jiva and worship of Shiva
    A)II, III and IV
    B)Both I and II
    C)III and IV
    D)I, III and IV
    Answer: I, III and IV
  • Q. What did Jyotiba Phule’s Satyashodhak Samaj attempt in the last century?
    A)Attacking the caste system
    B)Saving the lower castes from hypocritical Brahmans and their opportunistic scriptures
    C)Led an antilandlord and antimahajan upsurge in Satara
    D)Seperate representation for untouchables
    Answer: Saving the lower castes from hypocritical Brahmans and their opportunistic scriptures
  • Q. Titu mir’s movement considered one of the Muslim reform movement mainly aimed at eradicating which of the following systems?
    A)Against Hindu landlords and British indigo planters
    B)Polygamy
    C)Easy divorce
    D)Working against Indian national movement
    Answer: Against Hindu landlords and British indigo planters
  • Q. Which of the following statement is not correct?
    A)Brahmo Sabha forbade idol-worship and discarded meaningless rites and rituals
    B)Rajaram Mohan Rai set up Brahmo Sabha in 1828
    C)Rajaram Mohan Rai worked to abolish child marriage
    D)Sati Pratha was abolished in 1829
    Answer: Rajaram Mohan Rai worked to abolish child marriage
  • 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. 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. Which of the following statement regarding Henry Vivian Derozio are correct? I. He is an Anglo-Indian II. Was called first nationalist poet of modern India III. He taught at Hindu college and was later removed because of his radicalism
    A)Only I and II
    B)Only I
    C)Only II and III
    D)All the above
    Answer: All the above
  • Q. Who among the following is the great disciple of Ramakrishna Paramahamsa and helped in spreading the message that there are many roads to god and salvation and service of god for man was embodiment of god?
    A)Swami Vivekananda
    B)Raja Rammohan Roy
    C)Swami Dayananda Saraswati
    D)Annie Besant
    Answer: Swami Vivekananda

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