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The main purpose of Brahmo Samaj for which it was set up are

1. Purify Hinduism and to preach monotheism
2. Criticize social evils oppose idolatry and emphasize human dignity
3. Both of the above
4. None of the above

✅ Correct Answer: 3

Maharishi Dayanand Saraswati was an important Hindu religious scholar, reformer, and founder of the ______

1. Arya Samaj
2. Brahma Samaj
3. Ramakrishna Mission
4. Theosophical society

✅ Correct Answer: 1

I. Raja Ram Mohan Roy established the â€œCalcutta Unitarian Committeeâ€.,II. Social Service League was established by Mahadeo Govind Ranade.,III. Deccan Education Society was founded by Gopal Krishna Gokhale.,IV. Annie Besant started the Central Hindu School.,Which of the above statement(s) is/are correct with reference to the reformers & leaders of Indiaâ€™s Struggle for Independence?

1. I II ; IV
2. . I ; IV
3. II ; III
4. III Only

✅ Correct Answer: 2

Swami Dayananda had translated the __________ into Hindi

1. Rig Veda and Yajur Veda
2. Four Vedas
3. Sama Veda and Atharva Veda
4. Sama Veda and Yajur Veda

✅ Correct Answer: 1

Which of the following statement regarding Henry Vivian Derozio are correct?,I. He is an Anglo-Indian,II. Was called first nationalist poet of modern India,III. He taught at Hindu college and was later removed because of his radicalism

1. Only I
2. Only I and II
3. Only II and III
4. All the above

✅ Correct Answer: 4

Which of the following is/are correct issues related to the Raja Rammohan Roy?, I. Abolition of Sati, II. Abolition of Child marriage, III. Widow Remarriage

1. I Only
2. I II and III
3. I and II
4. . II and III

✅ Correct Answer: 1

Shree Narayana Guru was a great socio-religious reformer of

1. Kerala
2. Tamil Nadu
3. Andhra Pradesh
4. Karnataka

✅ Correct Answer: 1

Sri Narayana Guru was born into an __________ family

1. Ezhava
2. Nayar
3. Pulaya
4. Vannan

✅ Correct Answer: 1

Which of the contributions of Ishwar Chandra Vidya Sagar made him true follower of Raja Rammohan Roy and in a way most common aspects in both of them,I. Protest against child marriage,II. Advocacy of widow remarriage,III. Campaign against polygamy

1. I and II .
2. I and III
3. II and III D.
4. I II and III

✅ Correct Answer: 4

Which of the following were the main aims of Satyashodhak Samaj?,I. Social service,II. Spread of education among women and lower caste,III. Complete abolition of caste system and inequalities

1. Only II
2. I and II
3. II and II
4. All of the above

✅ Correct Answer: 4

When was the Hindu College, Calcutta established?

1. 1829
2. 1817
3. 1858
4. 1853

✅ Correct Answer: 2

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.

1. I and III
2. II and IV
3. . II V
4. Only V

✅ Correct Answer: 3

. Which of the following is not correct about Prarthana Samaj?

1. The Prarthana Samaj was founded in Bombay in1867
2. The Prarthana Samaj was founded by Athmaram panduranga (with the help of Keshav Chandra Sen)
3. The main aim behind the establishment of the Prarthana Samaj was to make people believe in one God and worship only one God
4. This society was against the widow remarriage

✅ Correct Answer: 4

Which of the following statements regarding Ahmadiya Movement is/are correct?,I. Founded by Mirza Ghulam Ahmed,II. It described itself as standard bearer of Mohammedan Renaissance,III. Based itself on the principles of Brahmo Samaj,IV. Opposed jihad and worked for spreading western liberal education among Indian Muslims

1. Only I and II
2. Only I and IV
3. Only I II and IV
4. All of the above are correct

✅ Correct Answer: 4

Gurudevan participated in the anniversary of the Sree Narayana Dharma Paripalana Yogam held at Palluruthy in_____

1. 1913
2. 1917
3. 1927
4. 1948

✅ Correct Answer: 3

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.

1. . Only I
2. Only II
3. Both I and II
4. I II and III

✅ Correct Answer: 4

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

1. Both I and II
2. II III and IV
3. III and IV
4. I III and IV

✅ Correct Answer: 4

Consider the following statement (s) related to the administrative causes of 1857 revolt.,I. Deprivation of the traditional ruling classes of their luxury due to the establishment of the companyâ€™s suzerainty over the Indian states.,II. Introduction of new and revenue system which snatched the land from cultivator and gave it to the moneylender or traitor.,III. Lord Canningâ€™s announcement to that Mughals would lose the title of King and be mere Princess.

1. Only I
2. Only II
3. Both I and II
4. Both I and III

✅ Correct Answer: 3

Who was the founder of Satyashodhak Samaj? A.

1. Jyotiba Phule
2. Gopal Hari Deshmukh
3. Mahadew Govind Ranade
4. Ramakrishna Bhandarkar

✅ Correct Answer: 1

The actual name of Dayanand Saraawati, the founder of the Arya Samaj was

1. . Daya Shankar
2. Mula Shankar
3. Virjanand
4. Mool Chandra

✅ Correct Answer: 2

Wahabi movement aimed to organize Muslims around two fold ideas, which of the following forms the ideas among them?,I. Harmony among 4 schools of Muslim which were divided at that time,II. Recognition of the role of individual conscience in religion as conflicting interpretations were derived from quran and other practices

1. Only I
2. Only II
3. Both I and II
4. None of the above stated

✅ Correct Answer: 3

Who is the author of the book â€œSatyarth Prakashâ€?

1. Dayanand Saraswati
2. Rajaram Mohan Ray
3. Mahadev Govind Ranade
4. Ramakrishna Bhandarkar

✅ Correct Answer: 1

Satyashodhak Samaj was founded by whom?

1. Mahatma Gandhi
2. Jyotibha Phule
3. Dr.
4. Swami Vivekanand

✅ Correct Answer: 2

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

1. II only
2. I and II only
3. II and III only
4. All the above

✅ Correct Answer: 2

The â€œArya Samajâ€ was founded by

1. Swami Dayananda Saraswati
2. swami vivekanand
3. Keshav Chandra Sen
4. Ishwar Chandra VidyaSagar

✅ Correct Answer: 1

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__

1. Assam
2. Uttar Pradesh
3. Bihar
4. Gujarat

✅ Correct Answer: 4

Which of the following act was the revision of Vernacular Act?

1. Indian Press act 1910
2. Newspaper Act 1908
3. Both of the above
4. None of the these

✅ Correct Answer: 1

Who established Prarthna Samaj?

1. Ishwar Chandra Vidya Sagar
2. Derozio
3. David Hare
4. Athmaram Panduranga with the help of Keshav Chandra Sen

✅ Correct Answer: 4

The Servants of Indian Society started by Gopal Krishna Gokhale was set up with which of the following objectives?

1. Prepare masses for selfless cause of country and devote their lives if needed B.
2. Train national missionaries for the service of country
3. Both the above statement
4. Reorganization of Indian society on rational principles

✅ Correct Answer: 3

The Servants of Indian Society started by Gopal Krishna Gokhale was set up with which of the following objectives?

1. Prepare masses for selfless cause of country and devote their lives if needed B.
2. Train national missionaries for the service of country
3. Both the above statement
4. Reorganization of Indian society on rational principles

✅ Correct Answer: 3

What did Jyotiba Phuleâ€™s Satyashodhak Samaj attempt in the last century?

1. A. Saving the lower castes from hypocritical Brahmans and their opportunistic scriptures B.
2. Attacking the caste system C.
3. Led an antilandlord and antimahajan upsurge in Satara D.
4. Seperate representation for untouchables

✅ Correct Answer: 3

The Arya Samaj Movement had been started by

1. Swami Dayanand
2. Devendranath Tagore
3. Swami Vivekananda
4. . Keshub Chandra Sen

✅ Correct Answer: 1

Sir Huge Rose described whom as â€˜the best and bravest military leader of the rebelâ€™? A. Begum Hazrat Mahal B. Rani Laxmi Bai C. Kunwar Singh D. Bahadur Shah Zafar

1. Begum Hazrat Mahal
2. Rani Laxmi Bai
3. Kunwar Singh
4. Bahadur Shah Zafar

✅ Correct Answer: 2

The sepoy mutiny of 1857 occurred during the Governor Generalship to

1. Break priestly monopoly of scriptural knowledge(Sanskrit) and opening to non- Brahmins
2. Charles wood dispatch on education influenced it towards female education
3. Lady Hardinge medical college at Delhi
4. Both A and B

✅ Correct Answer: 4

Which of the following are the main reasons for failure of Young Bengal Movement?,I. Suppression by British new law,II. Did not involve peasant cause,III. Radicalism was bookish in character and did not develop links with masses

1. Only I
2. Only II
3. Both II and III
4. All the above

✅ Correct Answer: 1

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

1. Begum Hazrat Mahal
2. Rani Laxmi Bai Begum
3. . Kuar Singh
4. Bahadur Shah Zafar

✅ Correct Answer: 1

Raja Ram Mohan Roy was the founder of

1. Arya Samaj
2. Ram Krishna Mission
3. Brahmo Samaj
4. Prathna Samaj

✅ Correct Answer: 3

Who founded the â€˜All India Harijan Samajâ€™ in 1932?

1. B R Ambedkar
2. Acharya Narendra Dev
3. Mahatma Gandhi
4. Jagjivan Ram

✅ Correct Answer: 2

___ a notable disciple of Sree Narayana Guru introduced Guruâ€™s visions and ideals to the western world

1. Nataraja Guru
2. Kumaranasan
3. Chattambi Swamikal
4. K.Madhavan

✅ Correct Answer: 1

The founder of the â€˜Brahmo Samajâ€™ was

1. Dayanand Saraswati
2. Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar
3. Raja Ram Mohan Roy
4. Swami Vivekananda

✅ Correct Answer: 3

Which of the means adopted under Self Respect Movement?,I. Violent protests against upper classes,II. Undermine position of Brahmin priests by formalizing weddings without them,III. Boycott of temples and places of Brahmin residence

1. I and III
2. Only II
3. Only III
4. All the above

✅ Correct Answer: 2

Swami Vivekanandaâ€™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

1. . Only I
2. Only II
3. Only II
4. All the above

✅ Correct Answer: 4

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

1. Only III
2. Only I and III
3. Only I II and III
4. All the four are correct

✅ Correct Answer: 3

Raja Rammohan Royâ€™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

1. Only III
2. Both II and III
3. Only I and II
4. All the above

✅ Correct Answer: 3

In __________, a man named Raja Ram Mohan Roy founded an organization called â€˜Brahma Samajâ€™

1. 1628
2. 1728
3. 1828
4. 1928

✅ Correct Answer: 3

What did Raja Ram Mohan Roy actively seek reforms in?

1. Promoting intercaste marriages
2. Teaching the Vedas in schools
3. Ending the practice of Sati
4. Building more temples

✅ Correct Answer: 3

Which of the following principle propagated by Aligarh school which helped in bringing reforms in Muslims?,I. Intolerance to other religions and religious texts,II. Quran was the only authoritative work for Islam and all others are secondary. Therefore said belief in only Islam,III. Incorporate modern western thought

1. Only I
2. Both I and II
3. Both II and III
4. All the above

✅ Correct Answer: 3

Which of the following leader associated with Barout in Uttar Pradesh during 1857 revolts?

1. Shah Mal
2. Maulavi Ahamadullah Shah
3. Tatya Tope
4. Veer Kuwar Singh

✅ Correct Answer: 1

The Prarthana Samaj had been established by

1. Raja Ram Mohan Roy.
2. Keshub Chandra Sen
3. Swami Vivekananda
4. MN Roy

✅ Correct Answer: 4

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

1. Only II
2. Only I and II
3. Only I and III
4. All the above

✅ Correct Answer: 4

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