Socio-Religious and Cultural Reforms in 19th-20th Century-1

1.Several socio-political organisations were formed in the 19^th and 20^th centuries in India, Anjuman -e-Khawatin-e-Islam, founded in the year 1914 was

1. all India Muslim Ladies Conference
2. a radical wing of the All India Muslim League
3. all India Muslim Students Conference
4. all India Islamic Conference

 

 

2. Match the following

                List I                                                                       List II

1. The Justice Party                    :                  TN Nair, PT Chetti Mudalier
2. Self Respect Movement         :                  EV Ramaswami, Naicker
3. Satya Shodhak Movement    :                  Jyotiba Phoole
4. Satya Shodhak Samaj            :                  Chattrapati Shahu Maharaj

Codes

                A             B             C             D

1.        4              3              2              1
2.        3              2              1              4
3.        4              2              3              1
4.         1             2              4              3

 

 

3. ‘So long as the million live in hunger and ignorance, I hold every man a traita’. Who said it?

1. MK Gandhi
2. Raja Ram Mohan Roy
3. Dayanand Saraswati
4. Swami Vivekanand

 

 

4. What is the chronological order of following events in the life of Vivekanand?

1. Speech at the Parliament of world religion
2. First executive tour of India
3. Establishment of monastry at Baranagar
4. Speech at the conference of History of religions at Paris

Codes

1. 3,2,1,4
2. 1,2,3,4
3. 4,3,2,1
4. 4,1,2,3

 

 

5. In which language Raja Ram Mohan Roy was proficient?

1. Sanskrit, Arabic, English
2. Persian, French,Latin
3. Greek and Hebrew
4. All of the above

 

 

6. The main aim of Wahabism was

1. to get rid of Muslim society of dogmatism
2. to overthrow
3. to counter Hinduism
4. to rejuvenate Muslim power in India

 

 

7. The Arya Samajists split on the issue of

1. Meat eating vs Vegetarianism
2. Anglicised vs Sanskrit based education
3. Both a and b
4. Neither a nor b

 

 

8. Who founded Widow Remarriage Association in 1850s?

1. Jyotiba Phule
2. Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar
3. Vishnu Shastri Pandit
4. None of the above

 

 

9. What was Ziyarat in the language of the Sufis?

1. Pilgrimage to the tombs of Sufi saints for seeking barket (spiritual grace)
2. Reciting divine name
3. Offering free kitchens run on futuh (unasked for charity)
4. Setting up of auqaf (charitable trusts)

 

 

10. Arya Samaj criticized

1. Child Marriage
2. Idolatry and Phytheism
3. The taboo on foreign travel
4. All of the above

 

 

 

 

ANSWERS

1	a
2	d
3	d
4	a
5	d
6	d
7	c
8	c
9	a
10	d