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Questions |
Answer |
| 1 |
Which class has been influenced by Western civilization first? |
Educated Hindu middle-class |
| 2 |
Which great men is called the ‘Father of Indian Renaissance’? |
Raja Ram Mohan Roy |
| 3 |
Who is considered the Prophet of Nationalism? |
Ram Mohan Roy |
| 4 |
Who is considered the first ‘Modern Man’ of India? |
Raja Ram Mohan Roy |
| 5 |
The First Society founded by Raja Ram Mohan Roy was – |
Atmiya Sabha |
| 6 |
Who was the founder of Atmiya Sabha? |
Raja Rammohan Roy |
| 7 |
Brahmo Samaj was founded in the year of – |
1828 |
| 8 |
Who gave Ram Mohan Roy the title of ‘Raja’? |
Akbar-II |
| 9 |
Who adorned Ram Mohan Roy with the title of ‘Raja’? |
Mughal Emperor Akbar II |
| 10 |
The Samadhi of Raja Rammohan Roy is in – |
Bristol, England |
| 11 |
The founder of ‘Bhartiya Brahmo Samaj’ was – |
Keshav Chandra Sen |
| 12 |
Who founded the Adi Brahmasamaj? |
Devendranath Tagore |
| 13 |
The Brahmo Samaj is based on the principle of – |
Monotheism |
| 14 |
Which were not protested by Raja Ram Mohan Roy? |
Western education |
| 15 |
Which social reformers strongly opposed the Jury Act of 1826′? |
Raja Ram Mohan Roy |
| 16 |
The best representative of Neo-Hindustan in the second half of the nineteenth century was – |
Swami Vivekanand |
| 17 |
When did Swami Vivekanand deliver his speech at the ‘World Religion Conference in Chicago – |
1893 |
| 18 |
Who represented India at the World Parliament of Religions in Chicago in 1893? |
Swami Vivekanand |
| 19 |
Which famous reformers wrote the books Jnyana Yoga, Karma Yoga, and Raja Yoga? |
Swami Vivekananda |
| 20 |
Who was the founder of the Ram Krishna Mission? |
Swami Vivekananda |
| 21 |
The Ram Krishna Mission was founded by Swami Vivekanand in the year – |
1897 |
| 22 |
Who was Sharadamani? |
Wife of Ramakrishna Paramahansa |
| 23 |
The year Arya Samaj was founded – |
1875 |
| 24 |
Who established the ‘Arya Samaj’? |
Dayananda Saraswati |
| 25 |
Who had said, ‘Let’s go back to the Vedas’? |
Dayanand Saraswati |
| 26 |
Who is known as ‘Martin Luther of India’? |
Swami Dayanand Saraswati |
| 27 |
‘Satyarth Prakash’ was written by – |
Swami Dayanand Saraswati |
| 28 |
‘Satyarth Prakash’ is a sacred book of – |
Arya Samaj |
| 29 |
Which organization supported the Shuddhi movement? |
Arya Samaj |
| 30 |
Who said, ‘Good Government is no substitute for Self-Government’? |
Swami Dayanand |
| 31 |
Who first used the word ‘Swaraj’ and accepted Hindi as the national language? |
Swami Dayanand |
| 32 |
Who was the founder of ‘Prarthana Samaj’? |
Aatma Ram Pandurang |
| 33 |
Who was the chief director of Prarthana Samaj in Maharashtra? |
M.G. Ranade |
| 34 |
Who was the founder of ‘Dev Samaj’? |
Shiv Narayan Agnihotri |
| 35 |
In 1873 who founded Satya Shodhak Samaj? |
Jyotiba Phule |
| 36 |
Who was the author of ‘Gulamgiri.’ – |
Jyotiba Phule |
| 37 |
Whose main aim was to uplift the backward classes? |
Satyashodhak Samaj |
| 38 |
Satya Shodhak Samaj organized – |
An anti-caste movement in Maharashtra |
| 39 |
The Bengali leader who opposed socio-religious reforms and supported orthodoxy was – |
Radhakant Deb |
| 40 |
Which was started in opposition to the religious/social ideas of Ram Mohan Roy? |
Samachar Chandrika |
| 41 |
Who was the founder of Radha Swami Satsang? |
Shivdyal Sahab |
| 42 |
Which reformer of Maharashtra is also known as ‘Lokahitvadi’? |
Gopal Hari Deshmukh |
| 43 |
The campaign for widow remarriage in Maharashtra was led by – |
Vishnu Parashuram Pandit |
| 44 |
The Greatest Parsi Social reformer of the 19th century was – |
Behramji M. Mallabari |
| 45 |
In which year was the Age of Consent Act passed? |
1891 |
| 46 |
The name of D.K. Karve of Western India figure in the context of – |
Women’s Education & Widow Remarriage |
| 47 |
Who prominently fought for and got widow remarriage legalized? |
Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar |
| 48 |
“I have no time to think about God because a lot of work has to be done on this earth” Who said this? |
Swami Ishwarchandra Vidhyasagar |
| 49 |
Who declared ‘Sati’ illegal? |
William Bentinck |
| 50 |
What did the Act V of 1843 make illegal? |
Slavery |
| 51 |
In which year was the ‘Native Marriage Act’ passed? |
1872 |
| 52 |
The Civil Marriage Act of 1872 sought to curb the practice of child marriage by placing the minimum age of girls at – |
14 years |
| 53 |
What was the minimum marriageable age fixed under the Sharda Act for boys and girls? |
14 and 18 |
| 54 |
Sharda Act related to – |
Prevention of child marriage |
| 55 |
Who founded the ‘Theosophical Society’? |
Madame H.P. Blavatsky |
| 56 |
The success of the Theosophical Society in India was mainly due to – |
Annie Besant |
| 57 |
M.C. Setalvad, B.N. Rao, and Alladi Krishnaswamy Iyer were distinguished members of the – |
Servants of India Society |
| 58 |
‘Servants of India Society was founded by – |
Gopal Krishna Gokhale |
| 59 |
Who was the founder of Bahujan Samaj? |
Mukund Rao Patil |
| 60 |
The Rajahmundry Social Reform Association to encourage widow re-marriage was founded in 1871 by – |
Veeresalingam |
| 61 |
Who demanded the right to enter temples that caused a terrible riot in Tirunelveli in 1899? |
Nadars |
| 62 |
Who said “If God were to tolerate untouchability, I would not recognize him as God at all.” – |
Bal Gangadhar Tilak |
| 63 |
The women’s movement in India started largely under the inspiration of – |
Jyotiba Phule |
| 64 |
‘Dar-ul-Ulum was established by – |
Maulana Shibli Numani |
| 65 |
The Deoband Movement in U.P. (United Provinces) started in the year – |
1866 A.D. |
| 66 |
Who began the Faraizi Movement? |
Haji Shariatullah |
| 67 |
The Tarkeshwar Movement of 1924 in Bengal was against – |
Corruption in temples |
| 68 |
‘Hali System’ concerned – |
Bonded labor |
