18th Century Revolts And Reform History

Q. Who was the prominent leader in Lucknow during the Revolt of 1857?

A
Rani Laxmi Bai
B
Begum Hazrat Mahal
C
Kuar Singh
D
Bahadur Shah Zafar

Correct Answer

Begum Hazrat Mahal

More Questions on 18th Century Revolts And Reform

  • Q. Which of the following are the innovative means used by Ishwar Chandra Vidya Sagar to bring Sanskrit education to all?
    A)Brought new prose style
    B)Devised new Bengali primer
    C)Both A & B
    D)Continued the same method without any new innovation
    Answer: Both A & B
  • Q. What did Raja Ram Mohan Roy actively seek reforms in?
    A)Teaching the Vedas in schools
    B)Promoting intercaste marriages
    C)Ending the practice of Sati
    D)Building more temples
    Answer: Ending the practice of Sati
  • Q. Sir Huge Rose described whom as ‘the best and bravest military leader of the rebel’?
    A)Rani Laxmi Bai
    B)Begum Hazrat Mahal
    C)Kunwar Singh
    D)Bahadur Shah Zafar
    Answer: Rani Laxmi Bai
  • Q. The sepoy mutiny of 1857 occurred during the Governor Generalship to
    A)Charles wood dispatch on education, influenced it towards female education
    B)Break priestly monopoly of scriptural knowledge(Sanskrit) and opening to non- Brahmins
    C)Lady Hardinge medical college at Delhi
    D)Both A and B
    Answer: Both A and B
  • 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 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. 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 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. When was Brahmo Samaj split?
    A)1826
    B)1866
    C)1843
    D)1857
    Answer: 1866
  • 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. 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. 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 of the following is not correct about Arya Samaj?
    A)It was founded in 1875
    B)The Arya Samajists opposed child marriages and encouraged remarriage of widows
    C)Its main motive was to promote faith in one God
    D)None of the above is correct
    Answer: The Arya Samajists opposed child marriages and encouraged remarriage of widows
  • 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. What did Jyotiba Phule’s Satyashodhak Samaj attempt in the last century?
    A)Attacking the caste system
    B)Saving the lower castes from hypocritical Brahmans and their opportunistic scriptures
    C)Led an antilandlord and antimahajan upsurge in Satara
    D)Seperate representation for untouchables
    Answer: Saving the lower castes from hypocritical Brahmans and their opportunistic scriptures
  • Q. __________formed the Arya Mahila Samaj in Pune?
    A)Swarnakumari Devi
    B)Ramabai Saraswati
    C)Lord Chelmsford
    D)Annie Besant
    Answer: Ramabai Saraswati
  • Q. What was the original name of Dayananda Saraswati?
    A)Mul Shankara
    B)Malku das
    C)Narendra
    D)Dadu
    Answer: Mul Shankara
  • Q. Which of the following provisions are included under female infanticide act of 1870? I. Declared female infanticide illegal equivalent to murder II. Parents to register the birth of all babies compulsorily. III. Verification of female children after some years of birth particularly in areas where the custom is still prevalent
    A)All the above statement
    B)Only I
    C)Only II and III
    D)Only I and II
    Answer: All the above statement
  • 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. 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

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