More Questions on 18th Century Revolts And Reform
- Q. In __________, a man named Raja Ram Mohan Roy founded an organization called ‘Brahma Samaj’
A)1728
B)1628
C)1828
D)1928
Answer: 1828
- 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. 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 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. 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. What was the main inspiration for establishing Theosophical Society?
A)Women's education and their upliftment
B)Tackling zamindars issue
C)Propagate Indian thought and culture there by revival of ancient religions of Hinduism, Zoroastrianism and Buddhism
D)Work for depressed classes
Answer: Propagate Indian thought and culture there by revival of ancient religions of Hinduism, Zoroastrianism and Buddhism
- 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. 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. Year of the Battle of Plassey is __________
A)1657
B)1557
C)1757
D)1857
Answer: 1757
- 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 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. The first lawful Hindu widow remarriage among upper castes in our country was celebrated under which of the following reformer
A)Keshub Chandra Sen
B)Raja Rammohan Roy
C)Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar
D)Gopal Krishna Gokhale
Answer: Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar
- 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. 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
- Q. Raja Ram Mohan Roy was the founder of
A)Ram Krishna Mission
B)Arya Samaj
C)Brahmo Samaj
D)Prathna Samaj
Answer: Brahmo Samaj
- 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. Which among the following statements is/ are not correct? I. The theosophical society preached the Aryan philosophy and religion II. It laid great emphasis on the Vedas and Upanishad. III. It considered Hinduism to be the best religion and the only means to attain salvation. IV. It called for universal brotherhood. V. The Upanishads revealed the essence of life
A)II, II and V
B)I, III and V
C)Only III
D)I and III
Answer: Only III
- Q. The founder of the ‘Brahmo Samaj’ was
A)Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar
B)Dayanand Saraswati
C)Raja Ram Mohan Roy
D)Swami Vivekananda
Answer: Raja Ram Mohan Roy
- 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. 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
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