14000+ MCQs Modern History (Socio-Religious and Cultural Reforms)
Total Questions:- 50
Time:- 30 Minutes
MCQ Pattern
Date:- 04/05/2026
1. Several socio-political organisations were formed in the 19th and 20th centuries in India, Anjuman-e-Khawatin-e-Islam, founded in the year 1914 was
2. Which one of the following proclaimed himself to be the ‘Masih Al-Maud’ and ‘Incarnation of Krishna’?
3. Which one of the following social reformers strongly opposed Jury Act of 1826?
4. The year in which Arya Samaj was founded
5. Consider the following statements in regard to the Dawn Society.
I. The Dawn Society was founded in Calcutta by Rabindra Nath Tagore, a proponent of national education, in 1902. II. The society was critical of the colonial education imparted by the university of Calcutta, which according to it, was “all-too-literacy, all-too-academic, unscientific and unindustrial.” III. The Dawn Society merged into the National Council of Education in 1906. Which of the statements given above are correct?
6. Consider the following statements in respect of the Theosophical Society Movement in India.
I. The Theosophical Society Movement was led by Westerners (Europeans and Americans) who glorified Indian religious and philosophical traditions. II. This movement tended to give the Indian a sense of false pride in their past greatness. III. This movement got remarkable success within India as well as outside India. Which of the statements given above are correct?
7. Which one among the following was a newspaper founded and edited by Raja Ram Mohan Roy?
8. Who gave the slogan ‘Back to Vedas’?
9. Which of the following statements about Ishwarchandra Vidyasagar is/are not correct?
I. Vidyasagar’s writings significantly helped to develop the Bengali language. II. He received the title ‘Vidyasagar’ from Presidency Sanskrit College, Calcutta. III. He was enthusiastic about the spread of women’s education. IV. Vidyasagar defended widow marriage without being convinced about scriptural support. Select the correct answer using the codes given below.
10. Who among the following abolished the infanticide?
11. He was a great scholar and reformer who rose in 1851 to the position of the principalship of the Sanskrit College. He opened the gates of the Sanskrit College to non-Brahmin students and introduced the study of Western thought in the Sanskrit college so as to free Sanskrit from the harmful effects of self-imposed isolation. The social reformer associated with these achievements is
12. Who was the founder of ‘Prarthana Samaj’?
13. Who among the following was appointed as the First Secretary of Brahmo Sabha?
14. With reference to the period of Indian Freedom Struggle, who of the following set up the Gyan Prasarak Mandali (Society for Promotion of Knowledge) for the education of adult menfolk?
15. Who was the founder of the Radha Swami Satsang?
16. Who among the following was the founder of the Young Bengal Movement?
17. Consider the following statements.
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?
18. Who was the founder of Ramakrishna Mission?
19. Consider the following statements and mark the correct option.
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.’
20. Who founded the ‘Seva Samiti’ at Allahabad in 1914?
21. After the death of Raja Ram Mohan Roy, the Brahmo Samaj split into two sections; the Brahmo Samaj of India and the Adi Brahmo Samaj. Who were the leaders of the two sections respectively?
22. Arrange the following establishments according to their establishment year and choose the correct answer by using the codes given below.
I. Indian Association for the cultivation of science.
II. Society for the exhibition of General Knowledge.
III. Bihar Scientific Society.
IV. Aligarh Scientific Society.
23. What exposed the social and religious of Indian society in 19th century?
24. Which social reformer’s wife started a girl school at Poona in 1851?
25. Which one of the following places was associated with Acharya Vinoba Bhave’s Bhoodan Movement at the beginning of the movement?
26. Consider the following and mark the correct option.
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.
27. Identify the correct combination from the options given below for Prarthana Samaj, Young India, Lokhitvadi, Satyashodhak Samaj, Rehnumai Mazdayasan Sabha.
28. What was the Act III, 1872?
29. Sati was declared illegal and punishable by the Regulation XVII during the Governor Generalship of
30. Who founded Rahanumai Mazdayasanan Sabha?
31. Consider the following pairs.
| Movement/Organisation | Leader |
| I. All India Anti-untouchability League | Mahatma Gandhi |
| II. All India Kisan Sabha | Swami Sahajanand Saraswati |
| III. Self-Respect Movement | E. V. Ramasamy Naicker |
Which of the following pairs given above is/are correctly matched?
32. Consider the following statements.
I. Dayananda Saraswati founded the Arya Samaj in 1875. II. The Arya Samaj repudiated the authority of the caste system. III. Dayananda Saraswati was born in the Brahmin family. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
33. The Anglo-Oriental College was the centre of the Aligarh movement.
34. Who was the author of ‘Satyarth Prakash’?
35. Whose main aim was to uplift the backward classes?
36. Where was first Madrasa set up by the British in India?
37. Who founded the ‘Theosophical Society’?
38. ‘Satyarth Prakash’ is a sacred book of
39. Which social reformer was popularly called as ‘Periyar’?
40. Consider the following statements about Brahmo Samaj.
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?
41. Which one of the following was the author of ‘Gulamgiri’?
42. Who founded Arya Mahila Samaj and made first attempt to educate widows?
43. Who among the following wrote the book Bahuvivah?
44. Which of the following pairs is not correctly matched?
45. Match the following (Islamic Revivalist and Reform Movement of 19th Century) with the Founder.
| List I (Movement) | List II (Founder) |
| A. Tariqah-i-Muhammadiyya (Indian Wahabi Movement) | 1. Ahmad Raza Khan |
| B. Fara’izi Movement | 2. Rashid Ahmad Gangohi |
| C. Barelvi Movement | 3. Syed Ahmad Barelvi |
| D. Deobandi Movement | 4. Haji Shariat Ullah |
46. Consider the following events.
I. Foundation of the Ramakrishna Mission. II. Foundation of the Arya Samaj. III. Foundation of the Brahmo Samaj. IV. Foundation of the Paramahamsa Mandali. Which one of the following is the correct chronological order of the above?
47. Who among the following is known as ‘Martin Luther’ of India?
48. Which of the following class has been influenced by Western civilisation firstly?
49. Who was the Chief Director of Prarthana Samaj in Maharashtra?