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

I. Its founders were non-Indians. II. Its advocates were in favour of the revival of Hinduism. III. It advocated for the adoption of rational and scientific approach based on Western ideas. IV. It helped people to overcome the sense of false pride. Select the correct answer using the codes given below.

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. Effort to educate and mobilise opinion among caste Hindus. II. Efforts to educate the ‘avarnas’ about the evils of untouchability. III. Forcibly open the doors of temples for ‘avarnas’. IV. Petition the government to pass laws that would declare untouchability unlawful.

I. It opposed idolatry. II. It denied the need for a priestly class for interpreting the religious texts. III. It popularised the doctrine that the Vedas are infallible. Select the correct answer using the codes given below.

I. In 1867 the Prarthana Samaj of Bombay was founded. II. Two of its chief architects were Mahadev Govind Ranade and Ramakrishna Bhandarkar. III. The leaders of the Prarthana Samaj were not influenced by the ‘Brahmo Samaj’. IV. The Prarthana Samaj leaders condemned the caste system and the practice of untouchability.

I. It was located mainly in Punjab and Western Uttar Pradesh. II. It mainly comprised the trading castes. III. It was much more limited than that of the Brahmo Samaj. Select the correct answer using the codes given below.

I. Namdhari Movement was a reform movement among Sikhs and was founded by Bhai Balak Singh. II. Mahad Satyagraha was led by Dr Ambedkar claiming the rights of Mahars to use tanks and temples. III. Sati was abolished in 1829 by the efforts of Raja Ram Mohan Roy.

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?

I. Its aim was to reform the Hindu society. II. It was based in Maharashtra. III. It believed in monotheism. IV. It had greatly influenced the Brahmo Samaj Select the correct answer using the codes given below.

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. Had a strong supporting base amongst the trading castes. II. Introduced ‘Shuddhi’ or mass purification. III. The moderates in the Arya Samaj were headed by Hans Raj and Lajpat Rai and set up a chain of Dayananda Anglo-Vedic Colleges. IV. The Arya Samaj had fewer members than the Brahmo Samaj. Select the correct answer using the codes given below.

I. It was the earliest reform movement of the modern type greatly influenced by modern Western Ideas. II. Keshab Chandra Sen joined the Brahmo Samaj in 1858. III. It discarded faith in divine avatars. Which of these statements is/are correct?

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. Indian Association for the cultivation of science.
II. Society for the exhibition of General Knowledge.
III. Bihar Scientific Society.
IV. Aligarh Scientific Society.