More Questions on 18th Century Revolts And Reform
- 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. Who among the following initiated reforms among Muslims?
A)Sayyid Ahmad Khan
B)Muhammad Iqbal
C)Naoriji Furdonji
D)Altaf Husain Hali
Answer: Sayyid Ahmad Khan
- Q. It is said that Ishwar Chandra Vidya Sagar’s contribution to making of modern India is many sided. Which of the following aspects contribute to it?
A)New methodology of teaching Sanskrit
B)Farmers and depressed class upliftment
C)Uplifting downtrodden women, abolishing child marriage , widow re marriage
D)Both B and C
Answer: Both B and C
- Q. Consider the following statements related to the cause of 1857 revolt. I. It was a great disparity in salaries between the Indian and European soldiers. II. The Indian sepoys were treated with contempt by their European officers. III. The sepoys were sent to distant parts of the empire, but were not paid any extra allowance.
A)Only II
B)Only I
C)Both I and II
D)I, II and III
Answer: I, II and III
- Q. Raja Ram Mohan Roy was the founder of the__________
A)Arya Samaj
B)Brahmo Samaj
C)Ramakrishna Mission
D)Theosophical society
Answer: Brahmo Samaj
- 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. 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. __________formed the Arya Mahila Samaj in Pune?
A)Swarnakumari Devi
B)Ramabai Saraswati
C)Lord Chelmsford
D)Annie Besant
Answer: Ramabai Saraswati
- 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 act was the revision of Vernacular Act?
A)Newspaper Act, 1908
B)Indian Press act, 1910
C)Both A & B
D)None of the above
Answer: Indian Press act, 1910
- Q. Raja Ram Mohan Roy was born on May 22, 1772 in village Radhanagar in the District of Hooghly in __________
A)Assam
B)Bombay
C)Bengal
D)MP
Answer: Bengal
- Q. What was the contribution of Sayyid Ahmad Khan towards education of Muslims? I. Brought translation of books to Urdu II. Founded Aligarh Muhammedan Anglo-Oriental College for spreading western sciences III. Encouraged people to send their children to schools
A)Only I and II
B)Only II
C)Only I and III
D)All the above
Answer: All the above
- Q. The main purpose of Brahmo Samaj for which it was set up are
A)Criticize social evils, oppose idolatry and emphasize human dignity
B)Purify Hinduism and to preach monotheism
C)Both A and B
D)None of the above
Answer: Both A and B
- Q. Which of the following cannot be said to be a cardinal principle of the theosophical society?
A)Aimed Hindu spiritual wisdom through western enlightenment
B)It questioned the ancient philosophies that dominated the Indian thinking
C)It believed in the existence of unique connections between god and every being
D)It believed in the possibility of reincarnation and karma
Answer: It questioned the ancient philosophies that dominated the Indian thinking
- 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 is not correct about Raja Ram Mohan Roy?
A)He died in Indian in 1833
B)Raja Ram Mohan Roy was born in a well-to-do family in Bengal, probably in 1772
C)He was given the title of Raja by the Mughal Emperor
D)He started the newspaper named "Sambad Kaumudi"
Answer: He died in Indian in 1833
- 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. Paramahamsa Mandali primarily aimed at breaking caste rules was founded in which of the following places
A)Kerala
B)Maharashtra
C)Tamil Nadu
D)Gujarat
Answer: Maharashtra
- Q. Raja Ram Mohan Roy was given the title ‘Raja’ by the__________
A)British
B)Mughals
C)French
D)Dutch
Answer: Mughals
- 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
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