14000+ MCQs Modern History (Socio-Religious and Cultural Reforms)

I. Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar founded the Bethune School at Calcutta with the main aim of encouraging education for women. II. Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay was the first graduate of the Calcutta University. III. Keshab Chandra Sen’s campaign against Sati led to the enactment of a law to ban Sati by the Governor General. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

“Born in 1853 he was a Parsi from Western India. He was the editor of Indian Spectator and Voice of India. He was a social reformer and was the chief crusader for the Age of Consent Act 1891.” Who is being described in the above paragraph?

“He insisted on the cooperation of the Muslims with the British Government and looked at all political movements with distrust. Thus, when the Indian National Congress was formed, he opposed it. He regarded education alone as the means of national progress.”

I. Ramakrishna Paramahamsa used to say “All different religion views but different ways leading to the same goal.” II. Swami Vivekananda established Vedant College in 1825. III. Raja Ram Mohan Roy’s first philosophic work was ‘Tuhfat-ul-Muwahhidin.’

I. It began as the political wing of the Singh Sabhas in the late 19th century. II. It was formed in 1920 as part of the upcoming Akali Movement. III. It was founded to reclaim control of the Sikh Shrines from the government manipulated loyalist committees. IV. It formed the Akali Dal to coordinate groups (Jathas) to reclaim control of the shrines. Select the correct answer using the codes given below

I. It was an offshoot of Brahmo Samaj of India. II. It was a reform movement within Hinduism. III. MG Ranade and RG Bhandarkar joined it in 1870 and infused a new strength in it. IV. It concentrated on social reforms like intercaste marriage, remarriage of widows and upliftment of woman of depressed classes.

I. It included most of the prominent followers of Ram Mohan Roy and Derozio and other independent thinkers like Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar and Akshay Kumar Dutt. II. Its organ Tattwabodhini Patrika promoted a systematic study of India's past in the Bengali language. Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?

I. He knew that the spread of Western education was necessary to develop a national and scientific attitude in the Indian society. II. He played a pioneering role in the religious and social reform movements of the nineteenth century Bengal. Which of the above statements is/are correct?

I. He argued that India was a federation of ethnic communities based on common descent. II. His philosophy was very similar to that of the Indian National Congress. III. He imagined India as a Nation State based on individual citizen’s rights. IV. The curriculum at the Muhammadan Anglo-Oriental College blended Muslim theology and European empiricism. Select the correct answer using the codes given below.

I. Debendranath Tagore set up Tattwabodhini Sabha to facilitate discussions on different philosophies. II. In 1842, Debendranath founded Tattwabodhini Patrika to publish Upanisads along with his Bangla Translation. III. The Tattwabodhini Sabha was set up under the editorship of Akshay Kumar Datta. IV. Brahmo Samaj in Madras was founded with the help of Keshab Chandra Sen in 1864. Which of these statements are correct?