Socio-Religious and Cultural Reforms in 19th-20th Century-2

1.Who among the following has translated ‘Meghdutam’?

1. Charles Wilkins
2. William Jones
3. Horace Hayman Wilson
4. Jonathan Duncan

 

 

2. Who was the earliest and the best known woman social reformer of Modern India?

1. Pandita Ramabai
2. Mrs Annie Beasant
3. Tarabai Shinde
4. Muthulumi Reddy

 

 

3. By virtue of whose efforts Hindu Widow Remarriage Act was passed in 1856?

1. Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar
2. Raja Ram Mohan Roy
3. HV Derozio
4. None of the above

 

 

4. Who founded Arya Mahila Samaj and made first attempt to educate widows?

1. Ramabai
2. Muttu Lakshmi Reddy
3. Vidyasagar
4. Sartadevi Chaudharani

 

 

 

5. Match the following

                List I                                                                                       List II

1. Indian Social Conference                                                       1. MG Ranade
2. Brahmo Samaj                                                                            2. RRM Roy
3. Brahmo Samaj India                                                                3. KC Sen
4. Sadharan Brahmo Samaj                                                       4. AM Bose

Codes

                A             B             C             D

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

 

 

6. Which of the following pars is not correctly matched?

1. Adi Brahmo Samaj : Debendra Nath Tagore
2. Brahmo Samaj of India : Chandra Sen
3. Sadharan Brahmo Samaj : Rajani Kanta Sen
4. Prarthana Samaj : Dr Atmaram Pandurang

 

 

7. Which one among the following was not a demand of the Prarthana Samaj?

1. Women education
2. Widow remarriage
3. Raising the age of marriage for boys and girls
4. Abolition of untouchability

 

 

8. Which among the following statements with regards to Raja Ram Mohan Roy correct?

1. He started the Atmiya Sabha
2. He wrote the Gift of Monotheist.
3. He published the Precepts of Jesus
4. He founded the Brahmo Sabha

Select the correct answer using the codes given below

1. 2,3 and 4
2. 1,2 and 3
3. 1,3 and 4
4. All of these

 

 

9. After the death of Raja Ram Mohan Roy, the Brahmo Samaj split into two sections; the Brahmo Samaj of India and Adi Brahmo Samaj. Who were the leaders of the two sections respectively?

1. Keshav Chandra Sen and Debendranath Tagore
2. Radhakanta Deb and Debendranath Tagore
3. Keshav Chandra Sen and Radhakanta Deb
4. Debendranath Tagore and Radhakanta Deb

 

 

10. Consider the following statements?

1. Arya Samaj was founded in 1835
2. Lala Lajpat Roy opposed the appeal of Arya Samaj to the authority of Vedas in support of its social reform programmes
3. Under Keshav Chandra Sen the Brahmo Samaj campaigned for women’s education
4. Vinoba Bhave founded the Sarvodaya Samaj to work among refugees

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

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

 

 

 

 

 

ANSWERS

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