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

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?

“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?

I. Subramaniam Tirumamba was a Malayali poet known as ‘‘The Singing Sword of Kerela’’ who actively participated in the Temple Entry Satyagraha. II. MG Ranade is regarded as the ‘Modern rishi’. III. Amrit Lal Vithaldas Thakkar founded the ‘Bhil Seva Mandal’ in 1922 to elevate the condition of the Bhils and other aborginals in India. IV. BR Ambedkar started the journal Bahiskrit Bharat. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

I. It laid emphasis on human dignity. II. It opposed idol worship. III. It criticised social evils like Sati. IV. It incorporated the teaching of other religions.

I. The Swaminarayan Sect was founded by Swami Sahajanand in Gujarat. II. Radhaswami Movement was founded by Tulsi Ram popularly known as Shiva Dayal Singh, in 1861, near Agra. Which of the above statements is/are correct?

“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. He started the Atmiya Sabha. II. He wrote the Gift to Monotheist. III. He published the Precepts of Jesus. IV. He founded the Brahmo Sabha. Select the correct answer using the codes given below.

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. 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?

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. Deoband Movement was founded by Muhammad Qasim Nanautavi and Rashid Ahmed Gangohi. II. The objective of the movement was to improve the spiritual and moral condition of Indian Muslims. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

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