More Questions on 18th Century Revolts And Reform
- Q. Year of the Battle of Plassey is __________
A)1657
B)1557
C)1757
D)1857
Answer: 1757
- 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. Who was the founder of Satyashodhak Samaj?
A)Gopal Hari Deshmukh
B)Jyotiba Phule
C)Mahadew Govind Ranade
D)Ramakrishna Bhandarkar
Answer: Jyotiba Phule
- Q. Justice movement was started by? I. C. N. Mudaliar II. T. M. Nair III. P. Tyagaraja
A)Only b
B)Only a
C)By both A and B
D)All the three
Answer: By both A and B
- 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. 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 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. Faraizi Movement which aimed at removing social reforms in muslims started in which of the following regions?
A)Madhya Pradesh
B)East Bengal
C)Kerala
D)Delhi
Answer: East Bengal
- Q. Swami Dayanand Saraswati established the Arya Samaj in 1875 at
A)Lahore
B)Bombay
C)Nagpur
D)Ahmadnagar
Answer: Bombay
- Q. Which of the following is one of the social reasons for 1857 revolt?
A)The racial arrogance of the British created a difference between the rulers and the ruled
B)The English could not establish any social relationship with the Indians
C)Both A & B
D)The company's trade policy destroyed Indian handicrafts
Answer: Both A & B
- Q. What was the original name of Dayananda Saraswati?
A)Mul Shankara
B)Malku das
C)Narendra
D)Dadu
Answer: Mul Shankara
- Q. The “Arya Samaj” was founded by
A)Swami Vivekananda
B)Swami Dayananda Saraswati
C)Keshav Chandra Sen
D)Ishwar Chandra VidyaSagar
Answer: Swami Dayananda Saraswati
- Q. The Arya Samaj is against
A)Rituals and idol-worship
B)Existence of God
C)Hinduism
D)Islam
Answer: Rituals and idol-worship
- 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. Sathya Shodak Samaj also called truth seekers society was started by which of the following reformers?
A)Jyotiba Phule
B)Gopal Krishna Gokhale
C)Dayananda Saraswathi
D)Shiv Narain Agnihotri
Answer: Jyotiba Phule
- 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. 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. 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. 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. Theosophical movement though not very successful helped in contributing to developments in society. Which of the following are those developments? I. Women upliftment and recognized their importance II. Provided self respect needed to fight British colonial rule III. Did not provide any contribution as they realized that they were giving false sense of pride
A)Only II
B)Only I
C)Only III
D)All the above
Answer: Only II
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