Socio-Religious Reform Movements In 19th-Century India

15 Questions
  1. 1
    Consider the following statements about Raja Ram Mohan Roy :
    1. He possessed great love and respect for the traditional philosophical systems of the East.
    2. He desired his countrymen to accept the rational and scientific approach and the principle of human dignity and social equality of all men and women.
    Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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  2. 2
    Who among the following was associated as Secretary with Hindu Female School which later came to be known as Bethune Female School?
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  3. 3

    The Vital-Vidhvansak, the first monthly journal to have the untouchable people s its target audience was published by:

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  4. 4

    In the context of Indian history, the Rakhmabai case of 1884 revolved around:

    1. women's right to gain education
    2. Age of consent
    3. Restitution of conjugal rights

    Select the correct answer using the code given below:

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  5. 5
    Consider the following statements :
    1. The Factories Act, 1881 was passed with a view to fix the wages of industrial workers and to allow the workers to form trade unions.
    2. N.M. Lokhande was a pioneer in organizing the labour movement in British India.
    Which of the above statements is/are correct ?
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  6. 6
    Consider the following :
    1. Calcutta Unitarian Committee
    2. Tabernacle of New Dispensation
    3. Indian Reform Association
    Keshab Chandra Sen is associated with the establishment of which of the above?
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  7. 7
    Satya Shodhak Samaj organized
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  8. 8
    During Indian freedom struggle, the National Social Conference was formed. What was the reason for its formation?
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  9. 9
    Which of the following statements is/are correct regarding Brahmo Samaj?
    1. It opposed idolatry.
    2. It denied the need for a priestly class for interpreting the religious texts.
    3. It popularized the doctrine that the Vedas are infallible.
    Select the correct answer using the codes given below:
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  10. 10

    Who among the following wrote the book Bahubivah?

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  11. 11

    Lectures from Colombo to Almora is based on the experiences of which one of the following?

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  12. 12

    Consider the following statements:

    1. Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar founded the Bethune School at Calcutta with the main aim of encouraging education for women.
    2. Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay was the first graduate of the Calcutta University.
    3. Keshav Chandra Sen's campaign against Sati led to the enactment of a law to ban Sari by the Governor General.

    Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

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  13. 13

    Consider the following statements:

    1. Arya Samaj was founded in 1835.
    2. Lala Lajpat Rai opposed the appeal of Arya Samaj to the authority, of Vedas in support of its social reform programme.
    3. Under Keshab Chandra Sen, the Brahmo Samaj campaigned for women's education.
    4. Vinoba Bhave founded the Sarvodya Samaj to work among refugees.

    Which of these statements are correct?

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  14. 14

    M.C. Setalvad, B.N. Rao and Alladi Krishnaswamy Iyer were distinguished members of the:

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  15. 15

    His principal forte was social and religious reform. He relied upon legislation to do away with social ills and work unceasingly for the eradication of child marriage and the purdah system. To encourage consideration of social problems on a national scale, he inaugurated the Indian National Social Conference, which for many years met for its annual session alongside the Indian National Congress.

    The reference in this passage is to:

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