7.Women, Caste,Reforms

Question 1

Which reformerist is known as for a widow remarriage

Answer 1

Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar

Question 2

When the sati is abolished

Answer 2

1829

Question 3

Widow marriage act was passed in

Answer 3

1856

Question 4

Who was the reformer known as the father of the Telugu women’s movement

Answer 4

Kandukuri Veeresalingam

Question 5

Founder of Arya samaj

Answer 5

Dayanand Saraswati

Question 6

Who set up schools for girls in Calcutta during the mid-nineteenth century?

Answer 6

Vidyasagar

Question 7

Which organization established schools for girls in Punjab in the latter part of the 19th century

Answer 7

Arya Samaj

Question 8

Who played a notable role in promoting education among women and founded a primary school for girls at Aligarh?

Answer 8

Begums of Bhopa

Question 9

What was one of the significant contributions of Begum Rokeya Sakhawat Hossain?

Answer 9

She started schools for Muslim girls in Patna and Calcutta

Question 10

Which book, written by Tarabai Shinde

Answer 10

Stripurushtulna

Question 11

Pandita Ramabai was known for being a great scholar of which language?

Answer 11

Sanskrit

Question 12

What was Pandita Ramabai’s major contribution to the welfare of women?

Answer 12

Setting up a widows’ home in Poona

Question 13

Which organization believed in the spiritual equality of all castes and was associated with the Bhakti tradition?

Answer 13

Prarthana Samaj

Question 13

Who translated an old Buddhist text critical of the caste system?

Answer 13

Rammohun Roy

Question 14

What was the primary aim of the Paramhans Mandali, founded in 1840?

Answer 14

To work for the abolition of caste

Question 15

What role did Christian missionaries play in addressing caste inequalities in the 19th century?

Answer 15

They set up schools for tribal and “lower”-caste children

Question 16

Why did some lower-caste individuals see working in cities and plantations as an opportunity?

Answer 16

It allowed them to escape the daily oppression of upper-caste landowners

Question 17

Which locations did some of the poor and lower-caste individuals migrate to for plantation work?

Answer 17

Assam, Mauritius, Trinidad, and Indonesia

Question 18

Who founded the Satnami movement in Central India?

Answer 18

Ghasidas

Question 19

The Matua sect, which questioned Brahmanical texts, was founded by whom?

Answer 19

Haridas Thakur

Question 19

Haridas Thakur

Answer 19

Satnami movement

Question 20

hat does the phrase “oru jati, oru matam, oru daivam manushyanu” mean?

Answer 20

One caste, one religion, one god for humankind.

Question 21

Which of the following social reformers worked to improve the social status of leatherworkers?

Answer 21

Which of the following social reformers worked to improve the social status of leatherworkers?

Question 22

Which sect, founded in Eastern Bengal, aimed to uplift the Chandala cultivators?

Answer 22

Matua sect

Question 23

Which leader, belonging to the Ezhava caste, challenged the caste system in Kerala?

Answer 23

Shri Narayana Guru

Question 24

Who among the following was a prominent leader of the "low-caste" movement and criticized the Brahmans' claim of superiority?

Answer 24

Jyotirao Phule

Question 25

What did Jyotirao Phule argue about the origin of the Aryans?

Answer 25

Aryans were foreigners who subjugated the indigenous people of India.

Question 25

According to Phule, who were the "true children" of the country before the Aryans?

Answer 25

The indigenous people, referred to as low castes

Question 26

Which organization was founded by Jyotirao Phule to promote caste equality?

Answer 26

Satyashodhak Samaj

Question 27

What was Phule's perspective on land ownership in caste society?

Answer 27

The land belonged to the indigenous people, not the upper castes

Question 28

Phule’s views were based on the idea that the Brahmans were descendants of which group?

Answer 28

Aryan invaders

Question 29

In which year did Jyotirao Phule write his book Gulamgiri?

Answer 29

1873

Question 30

To whom did Phule dedicate his book Gulamgiri?

Answer 30

Americans who fought to free slaves

Question 31

Phule’s movement for caste reform was continued in the 20th century by which prominent leaders?

Answer 31

Dr. B.R. Ambedkar and E.V. Ramaswamy Naicker

Question 32

What historical event influenced Phule when writing Gulamgiri?

Answer 32

American Civil War

Question 33

In which year did Ambedkar start his first temple entry movement?

Answer 33

1927

Question 34

founder of the Self Respect Movement

Answer 34

E.V. Ramaswamy Naicker, also known as Periyar

Question 35

What prompted Periyar to leave the Indian National Congress

Answer 35

Caste-based seating arrangements at a feast organized by nationalists

Question 36

According to Periyar, what was necessary for untouchables to achieve social equality?

Answer 36

To free themselves from all religions

Question 37

What was the main ideology of the Self Respect Movement founded by Periyar?

Answer 37

To assert the dignity and rights of untouchables and challenge social inequality

Question 38

When was the Brahmo Samaj formed?

Answer 38

1830

Question 39

Which texts did the Brahmo Samaj believe in?

Answer 39

Upanishads

Question 40

What practices did the Brahmo Samaj prohibit?

Answer 40

) Idolatry and sacrifice

Question 41

Who was Henry Louis Vivian Derozio

Answer 41

A teacher at Hindu College, Calcutta

Question 42

hat was the primary aim of the Young Bengal Movement?

Answer 42

To question all authority and challenge traditions

Question 43

What is the primary focus of the Ramakrishna Mission?

Answer 43

Salvation through social service and selfless action

Question 44

Where did Swami Vivekananda gain international recognition?

Answer 44

World Parliament of Religions in Chicago

Question 45

What was Swami Vivekananda's original name?

Answer 45

Narendra Nath Dutta

Question 46

What significant philosophy did Swami Vivekananda promote on a global scale?

Answer 46

vedanta philosophy

Question 47

How did Swami Vivekananda contribute to Indian nationalism?

Answer 47

by encouraging unity among Indians based on a common spiritual heritage

Question 48

Which of the following did the Prarthana Samaj advocate for?

Answer 48

Education for women

Question 49

hat was one of the main objectives of the Prarthana Samaj?

Answer 49

To abolish child marriage

Question 50

Where was the Prarthana Samaj founded?

Answer 50

bombay

Question 51

Which city was the birthplace of the Veda Samaj

Answer 51

madras channai

Question 52

The Veda Samaj was inspired by which earlier reform movement?

Answer 52

bhramo samaj

Question 53

What similarities and differences can be drawn between the Veda Samaj and Brahmo Samaj?

Answer 53

Both aimed for social reform, but the Veda Samaj emphasized a strict monotheistic belief

Question 54

Who founded the Mohammedan Anglo-Oriental College?

Answer 54

Sayyid Ahmed Khan

Question 55

The Mohammedan Anglo-Oriental College later became known as what?

Answer 55

Aligarh Muslim University

Question 56

What role did Sayyid Ahmed Khan play in the context of the Aligarh Movement?

Answer 56

He was a leader in promoting Western-style education for Muslims.

Question 57

What was the primary aim of the Singh Sabha Movement?

Answer 57

To rid Sikhism of superstitions and caste distinctions