More Questions on 18th Century Revolts And Reform
- Q. Aravippuram movement which is considered as a precursor to all south Indian socio religious reform movement started in which of the following places?
A)Kerala
B)Tamil Nadu
C)Andra Pradesh
D)Karnataka
Answer: Kerala
- Q. Which of the following is considered as the main reason for division of Brahmo Samaj?
A)Internal conflicts among Debendranath Tagore and Keshub Chandra Sen for including teachings of all religions
B)Resolutely opposing Christian missionaries and their work against Hinduism
C)Lack of strong propagator of views
D)Opposition by people for disturbing traditional caste practices like abolition of sati, widow remarriage and women education
Answer: Internal conflicts among Debendranath Tagore and Keshub Chandra Sen for including teachings of all religions
- 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. Social reforms were a major task of the theosophical society. With respect to Indian traditions and culture, which one does not find its occurrence in the societal activities? I. Resistance to child marriage. II. Resistance to widow remarriage. III. Spread of education. IV. Abolition of caste and Untouchability. V. Accommodation of conversion in religious faith.
A)II and IV
B)I and III
C)II, V
D)Only V
Answer: II, V
- Q. Swami Dayanand Saraswati established the Arya Samaj in 1875 at
A)Lahore
B)Bombay
C)Nagpur
D)Ahmadnagar
Answer: Bombay
- 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. Which among the following names is not associated with the theosophical society?
A)Madame Blavatsky
B)Col. Occolt
C)Annie Besant
D)Bal Gangadhar Tilak
Answer: Bal Gangadhar Tilak
- Q. The following are the lessons taught to masses i.e. Muslim women in particular
A)Removal of purdah and spread of education
B)Urged the Muslims to give up medieval customs and ways of thought and behavior
C)Both A and B
D)None of the above
Answer: Both A and B
- 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
- 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. 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. Which of the following is not correct about Prarthana Samaj?
A)The Prarthana Samaj was founded by Athmaram panduranga (with the help of Keshav Chandra Sen)
B)The Prarthana Samaj was founded in Bombay in1867
C)The main aim behind the establishment of the Prarthana Samaj was to make people believe in one God and worship only one God
D)This society was against the widow remarriage
Answer: This society was against the widow remarriage
- Q. Aligarh Movement towards the end revented its followers from joining the national movement. Which of the following reasons made it to take this decision though it initially propagated for unity?
A)Indians are educationally forward so in order to suppress them their activities need to discouraged
B)It felt that immediate political progress was not possible and British Government couldn't be easily dislodged
C)Gain support of British officials
D)National movement is waste of time so should concentrate on other works
Answer: It felt that immediate political progress was not possible and British Government couldn't be easily dislodged
- 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. Where was the Devadasi System prevailed in India?
A)Northern India
B)Southern India
C)East India
D)West India
Answer: Southern India
- Q. __________formed the Arya Mahila Samaj in Pune?
A)Swarnakumari Devi
B)Ramabai Saraswati
C)Lord Chelmsford
D)Annie Besant
Answer: Ramabai Saraswati
- 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 were the ideas popularized through theosophical society I. Doctrine of trans-migration of souls II. Universal brotherhood of man III. Reincarnation and Karma, and drew inspiration from philosophy of Upanishads and samkhya, yoga and Vedanta school IV. Against foreign rule
A)Only I and III
B)Only III
C)Only I, II and III
D)All the four are correct
Answer: Only I, II and III
- Q. Dayananda was born on February 12 in 1824, in the town of Tankara, near Morvi (Morbi) in the Kathiawar region of the princely state of__________
A)Uttar Pradesh
B)Assam
C)Bihar
D)Gujarat
Answer: Gujarat
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