Q. The first lawful Hindu widow remarriage among upper castes in our country was celebrated under which of the following reformer

Correct Answer

Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar

More Questions on 18th Century Revolts And Reform

  • 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. What was the greatest contribution of Ishwar Chand Vidyasagar in the social reforms in India?
    A)Help in the abolition of Sati Pratha
    B)He ensured the widow's marriage and girl's education
    C)Established the Brahma Samaj
    D)He adopted 100 villages to relocate them from Andhra Pradesh to Bengal for better life
    Answer: He ensured the widow's marriage and girl's education
  • Q. Who is called the “Lokhitwadi”?
    A)Gopal Hari Deshmukh
    B)Dayanand saraswati
    C)Mahadev Govend Ranade
    D)Mul Sankara
    Answer: Gopal Hari Deshmukh
  • Q. Where was Narayana Guru born?
    A)Maharashtra
    B)Kerala
    C)Bengal
    D)Punjab
    Answer: Kerala
  • Q. In 1883 Dayananda was invited by the Maharaja of __________ to stay at his palace
    A)Kashmir
    B)Uttar Pradesh
    C)Gujarat
    D)Jodhpur
    Answer: Jodhpur
  • Q. The Bengal Regulation Act of 1829 dealt with which of the following issues primarily
    A)Female infanticide
    B)Abolition of sati
    C)Child marriages
    D)Dowry prohibition
    Answer: Abolition of sati
  • Q. Maharishi Dayanand Saraswati was an important Hindu religious scholar, reformer, and founder of the __________
    A)Brahma Samaj
    B)Arya Samaj
    C)Ramakrishna Mission
    D)Theosophical society
    Answer: Arya Samaj
  • Q. Which of the following legislative measures taken till 1861 regarding women rights and marriage are true? I. Permitted inter-caste marriage II. Daughter to be treated equal with son regarding inheritance III. Equal remuneration to both men and women IV. Immoral traffic of women to be illegal
    A)II and III
    B)I and II
    C)III, II and I
    D)All the above
    Answer: I and II
  • Q. Which of the following statement (s) is/are correct related to the provision of the Treaty of Seringapatnam, signed between Tipu and Cornwallis I. Surrender of almost half of Tipu’s territories, which were to be shared among the English, the Nizam and the Marathas. II. Payment of a war indemnity of about Rs.3 crore by Tipu III. Stationing of British resident at Seringapatnam IV. Sending two of his sons by Tipu as hostages to the British camp
    A)I, II & IV
    B)I & II
    C)I & III
    D)I, III & IV
    Answer: I & III
  • Q. The Prarthana Samaj had been established by
    A)Keshub Chandra Sen
    B)Raja Ram Mohan Roy
    C)Swami Vivekananda
    D)MN Roy
    Answer: Keshub Chandra Sen
  • Q. Raja Ram Mohan Roy was given the title ‘Raja’ by the__________
    A)British
    B)Mughals
    C)French
    D)Dutch
    Answer: Mughals
  • Q. When Narayana Guru attained the age of sixty, his birthday was observed throughout the west-coast from Mangalore to __________
    A)Sri Lanka
    B)Varkala
    C)Kottayam
    D)Calicut
    Answer: Sri Lanka
  • Q. Which of the following leader associated with Barout in Uttar Pradesh during 1857 revolts?
    A)Maulavi Ahamadullah Shah
    B)Shah Mal
    C)Tatya Tope
    D)Veer Kuwar Singh
    Answer: Shah Mal
  • Q. Who was the governor-general during the Revolt of 1857?
    A)Lord Irwin
    B)Lord Canning
    C)Lord Lytton
    D)Lord Willington
    Answer: Lord Canning
  • 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 reasons can be attributed to the success of Ramakrishna mission?
    A)Popularized the saying" for our own motherland a junction of both Hinduism and Islam is necessary"
    B)Focused mainly on teachings of Upanishads and Vedas
    C)Though a religious body never considered itself as a sect of Hinduism
    D)Worked for upliftment of depressed classes
    Answer: Though a religious body never considered itself as a sect of Hinduism
  • 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 statements regarding Ahmadiya Movement is/are correct? I. Founded by Mirza Ghulam Ahmed II. It described itself as standard bearer of Mohammedan Renaissance III. Based itself on the principles of Brahmo Samaj IV. Opposed jihad and worked for spreading western liberal education among Indian Muslims
    A)Only I and IV
    B)Only I and II
    C)Only I, II and IV
    D)All of the above are correct
    Answer: All of the above are correct
  • Q. Sri Narayana Guru was born into an __________ family.
    A)Nayar
    B)Ezhava
    C)Pulaya
    D)Vannan
    Answer: Ezhava
  • Q. The Servants of Indian Society started by Gopal Krishna Gokhale was set up with which of the following objectives?
    A)Train national missionaries for the service of country
    B)Prepare masses for selfless cause of country and devote their lives if needed
    C)Both the above statement
    D)Reorganization of Indian society on rational principles
    Answer: Both the above statement

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