Along with David Hare and Alexander Duff, who out of the following established Hindu College at Calcutta? [2009]

Which of the following statements is /are correct regarding Brahmo Samaj? [2012]

1. It opposed Idolatry.

2. It denied the need for a priestly class for interpreting the religious texts.

3. It popularised the doctrine that the Vedas are infallible.

Select thecorrect answer from the following options.

Consider thefollowing statements: [2005]

1. IshwarChandra Vidyasagar founded the Bethune School at Calcutta with the main aim ofencouraging education for women.

2. BankimChandra Chattopadhyay was the first graduate of Calcutta University.

3. Keshav 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?

Who among the following wrote the book Bahubivah? [2007]

Who among the following started the newspaper Shome Prakash? [UPSC 2007]

Consider the following statements: [2001]

1. Arya Samaj was founded in 1835

2. Lala LajpatRai opposed the appeal of Arya Samaj to the authority of Vedas in support ofits social reform programme

3. Under Keshab Chandra Sen, the Brahmo Samaj campaigned for women's education

4. Vinoba Bhave founded the Sarvodya Samaj to work among refugees

Which of these statements are correct?

Who among the following was a proponent of Fabianism as a movement? [2005]

Annie Besant was

1. responsible for starting the Home Rule Movement.

2. the founderof the Theosophical Society.

3. once the president of Indian National Congress.

Select the correct answer from the following options.

Who among the following was associated as Secretary with Hindu Female School which later came to be known as Bethune Female School? [2021

In the context of Indian history, the Rakhmabai case of 1884 revolved around [2020]

1. women's right to gain education

2. age of consent          

3. restitution of conjugal rights

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The Vital-Vidhvansak, the first monthly journal to have the untouchable people as its target audience was published by [2020]

Which among the following events happened earliest? [2018]

Consider the following statements: [2017]

1. The Factories Act, 1881 was passed with a view to fix the wages of industrial workers and to allow the workers to form trade unions.

2. N. M. Lokhande was a pioneer in organizingthe labour movement in British India.

Which of the above statements is/arecorrect

Satya Shodhak Samaj organized [2016]

Consider the following: [2016]

1. Calcutta Unitarian Committee

2. Tabernacle of New Dispensation

3. Indian Reform Association

Keshab Chandra Sen is associated with the establishment of which of the above?

The First Factory Act restricting the working hours of women and children and authorizing local government to make necessary rules was adopted during whose time? [2007]

His principal forte was social and religious reform. He relied upon legislation to do away with social ills and work unceasingly for the eradication of child marriage and the purdah system. To encourage consideration of social problems on a national scale, he in augurated the Indian National Social Conference, which for many years met for its annual session alongside the Indian National Congress. [1996]

The reference in this passage is to:

Exposure to western ideas in 19th century India generated a reaction from Indians. Which of the following correctly describes such a reaction?

Consider the following pairs and identify the incorrect ones:

1. Brahmo Samaj: Revivalist Movement

2. Ramakrishna Mission: Revivalist Movement

3. Arya Samaj: Reformist Movement

4. Deoband Movement: Reformist Movement

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Consider thefollowing statements and follow the instructions:

Assertion (A): Activities of Raja Ram Mohan Roy did not have nationalist undertones.

Reason (R): Revolt of 1857 did not receive the support from educated intelligentsia.

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Consider thefollowing pairs and identify the correct one/s:

     Book                                                             Author

1. Tuhfat-ul-Muwahhidin             Syed Ahmad Khan

2. Precepts ofJesus                         Annie Besant

3.Mirat-ul-Akbar                               Raja Ram Mohan Roy

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Consider the following statements about Raja Ram Mohan Roy and identify the incorrect one/s:

1. He believed in ushering modernity in India through modern education.

2. He condemned and rejected the supremacy of Vedas.

3. His campaigns were supported by Christian Missionaries.

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Consider the following statements and follow the instructions:

Assertion (A): Christian Missionaries supported the activities of Brahmo Samaj.

Reason (R): Brahmo Samaj incorporated some teachings of Christianity to reform Hinduism.

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Match thefollowing pairs:

Reform Movement                              Leader

A. Brahmo Sabha                          1. Keshab ChandraSen

B. SadharanBrahmo Samaj   2. DebendranathTagore

C. Brahmo Samaj of India      3. Raja RamMohan Roy

D. Adi Brahmo Samaj             4. Ananda Mohan Bose

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Consider the following statements about Brahmo Samaj of India and identify the correct one/s:

1. It was founded by Raja Ram Mohan Roy.

2. It was largely confined to Bengal.

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Consider the following statements:

1. He became acharya at Brahmo Samaj in 1858.

2. He was instrumental in popularising the Brahmo Samaj Movement outside Bengal.

3. He preached radical ideas for social reforms like openly supporting inter-caste marriages.

4. He got his daughter married to the minor Hindu Raja of Cooch-Behar.

Which of the following personalities is being referred to in the above given statements:

Consider the following statements about Derozians the reference of which can be found in history and identify the correct one/s:

1. It refers to the English educated radical youth from Madras.

2. They were attracted by the western ideas but they refused to break away from their own religion.

3. Their emergence/origin can be traced to Hindu College, Calcutta.

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Which of the following correctly describes the objectives of the Ramakrishna Movement?

1. To bring intoexistence a band of monks dedicated to a life of renunciation and practicalspirituality, from among whom teachers and workers would be sent out to spreadthe universal message of Vedanta.

2. To carry on preaching, philanthropic and charitable works, looking upon all men, women and children, irrespective of caste, creed or colour, as veritable manifestations of the Divine.

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Consider the following statements:

1. Ramakrishna’s main stress remained on religious salvation rather than social salvation.

2. Ramakrishna Math was set up by Swami Vivekananda to carry on preaching of Ramakrishna’s teachings and do charitable works.

Which of the statements given above is/are true?

Match the following pairs:

Reform Movement/Organization                                    Objective

A. Ramakrishna Math                             1. To purify Hinduism and to preach monotheism using the                                                                                        twin pillars of reason and the “Vedas and Upanishads”

B. Ramakrishna Mission                          2. To bring into existence a band of monks dedicated to a                                                                                            life of renunciation and practical spirituality, from                                                                                                    among whom teachers and workers would be sent out to                                                                                     spread the universal message of Vedanta.

C. Brahmo Samaj                                       3. To carry on preaching, philanthropic and charitable                                                                                                  works, looking upon all men, women and children,                                                                                                      irrespective of caste, creed or colour, as veritable                                                                                                       manifestations of the Divine.

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Match the following pairs:

Reform Movement/Organization         Founder

A. Servants of India Society               1. MG Ranade

B. Social Service League                   2. Gopal Krishna Gokhale

C. Pledge Movement                          3. Narayan Malhar Joshi

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Match thefollowing pairs:

ReformMovement/Organization         Founder

A. Young BengalMovement               1. Madam Blavatsky

B. Paramhans Mandali                       2. HenryVivian Derozio

C. Theosophical Society                     3. Durgaram Mehtaji

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Consider the following statements:

1. Bharata Dharma Mahamandal was established by Radhakant Deb to propagate Sanatan Dharma& Hindu Culture.

2. Sharda Sadan was established by Sarojini Naidu.

3. Annie Besant founded Theosophical Society.

Which of the statements given above is/are not true?

In context of19th & 20th century socio-religious awakening in India consider thefollowing statements:

Assertion (A):The Muslim reform movements started later than the Hindu reform movements.

Reason (R): Islam was relatively freer from social evils and superstitions as compared to Hinduism.

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Consider the following statements:

Assertion (A): Wahabi Movement was a reformist movement.

Reason (R): It aimed at purifying Islam from all un- Islamic practices that had crept Muslim society through ages.

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Which of the following were the factors behind the caste movements in 19th & 20thcentury India?

1. Spread of Western Education

2. Extension of railway network

3. Growth of modern political ideas of equality and democracy

4. The work of Christian Missionaries

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Who among the following established ‘Society for finding Truth’ in 1873?

Which of the following best describes the aim of Satya shodhak Samaj established by Jyotiba Phule in 1873?

A book titled ‘Gulamgiri’ (slavery) appeared in 1873, which highlighted the historical roots of Shudras’ slavery and compared it with the slavery of the Blacks in America.                                            Who among the following wrote this book?

Consider the following statements in context of Justice Party established in 1916:

1. It was pioneered by Dr. BR Ambedkar

2. It claimed to represent the interests of Non-Brahmins particularly in the Bombay Presidency.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Who among the following is known as Kerala Gandhi?

Which of the following correctly describes the objective of Guruvayur Satyagraha that took place in 1931?