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18th Century Revolts And Reform History Multiple Choice Questions set 1

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




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




3. I. Raja Ram Mohan Roy established the “Calcutta Unitarian Committee”.,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 India’s Struggle for Independence?




4. Swami Dayananda had translated the __________ into Hindi




5. 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




6. 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




7. Shree Narayana Guru was a great socio-religious reformer of




8. Sri Narayana Guru was born into an __________ family




9. 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




10. 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




11. When was the Hindu College, Calcutta established?




12. 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.




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




14. 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




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




16. 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.




17. 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




18. 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 company’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 Canning’s announcement to that Mughals would lose the title of King and be mere Princess.




19. Who was the founder of Satyashodhak Samaj? A.




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




21. 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




22. Who is the author of the book “Satyarth Prakash”?




23. Satyashodhak Samaj was founded by whom?




24. 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




25. The “Arya Samaj” was founded by




26. 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__




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




28. Who established Prarthna Samaj?




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




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




31. What did Jyotiba Phule’s Satyashodhak Samaj attempt in the last century?




32. The Arya Samaj Movement had been started by




33. Sir Huge Rose described whom as ‘the best and bravest military leader of the rebel’? A. Begum Hazrat Mahal B. Rani Laxmi Bai C. Kunwar Singh D. Bahadur Shah Zafar




34. The sepoy mutiny of 1857 occurred during the Governor Generalship to




35. 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




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




37. Raja Ram Mohan Roy was the founder of




38. Who founded the ‘All India Harijan Samaj’ in 1932?




39. ___ a notable disciple of Sree Narayana Guru introduced Guru’s visions and ideals to the western world




40. The founder of the ‘Brahmo Samaj’ was




41. 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




42. 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




43. 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




44. 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




45. In __________, a man named Raja Ram Mohan Roy founded an organization called ‘Brahma Samaj’




46. What did Raja Ram Mohan Roy actively seek reforms in?




47. 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




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




49. The Prarthana Samaj had been established by




50. 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