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History & Culture Test 6
Read Instructions for the test.
Negative marks are -0.33 per wrong answer
Right answer is 1 mark
No time limit but finish in 30 mins
Solution can be found at below chapters:
Test series is based on following chapters.
History & Culture Chapter 9: ERA OF CONGRESS
History & Culture Chapter 10: SOCIO RELIGIOUS REFORMS
Q1: Surendranath banerjee and Anand Mohan Bose founded on these lines the
Indian Association
All India National Congress
both
none
Q2: Surendranath banerjee couldn’t attend the founding session of the congress in Mumbai in 1885 due to
his arrest
plague outbreak
was organizing All India National Congress
none
Q3: Creation of the Congress was due to work of
AO Hume
Lord Dufferin
both
none
Q4: was the first president of Indian national congress
Badruddin tyabji
WC Banerjee
Sarojini naidu
all
Q5: The first meeting took place in Bombay shifted from pune due to
outbreak of plague
arrest of leaders
both
none
Q6:Hume was chosen as guide for the congress due to
he was of high ideals
leaders cooperated with Hume as they didn’t want to arouse official hostility at this period.
They felt that the colonial state wouldn’t suppress an organization if its founder was a British.
all
Q7:safety valve for public discontent against the British but this theory was rejected by
RC Dutt
GK Gokhale
GG Agarkar
Bipan chandra
Q8: Objectives of the congress:
The early leaders of the congress wanted to build a secular nation. And lay foundation of a secular and democratic national movement.
to create a common political program or platform around which political workers could gather and conduct their political activities, educating and mobilizing people around all India basis.
Internalization and indigenization of political democracy.
all
Q9: Socio - Religious Movements
Although religion reform was the integral part of these movements none of them were totally religious in character.
They were humanist in aspiration and rejected salvation and otherworldliness as the agenda.
socio cultural regeneration in 19th century was influenced by colonial state but not created by it
all
Q10: Socio - Religious Movements were started by
Raja ram mohun roy
GK Gokhale
MK Gandhi
all
Q11: Social and religious reforms were based on
rationalism
westernization
modernization
a and c
Q12: religious reform was a pre requisite for social reforms as
social life of both Hindus and Muslims were influenced by religious tenets
Hinduism was dominated by superstitions and priests
both
none
Q13: How did reformist fight social and religious evils
They used faith to challenge such practices.
They emphasized the role of religion in progress of the society.
A rational and secular outlook was more important to prevalent social practices
all
Q14: Raja Ram Mohan Roy:
Established Brahmo Samaj [initially the Atmiya Sabha] in 1828 to purify Hinduism and preach monotheism.
His Biggest Achievement - He helped Bentinck outlaw sati. He preached against female infanticide. He wanted equal rights for women and female education.
His second most important contribution - He promoted western sciences and English education.
all
Q15: first modern man of India
Raja rammohun roy
Henry dorazio
VD Sawarkar
Canning
Q16: Swami Dayanand Saraswati:
He was founder of arya samaj. He believed Vedas were source of true knowledge. He advocated “Back to the Vedas”.
He attacked casteism, idol worship and child marriage. He attacked inter caste marriage and widow remarriage.
He was first to put forth ideas like ‘Swadeshi’ and ‘India for Indians’ and hence was called ‘Martin Luther of Hinduism’.
all
Q17: Prathana samaj:
It was an off shoot of brahmo samaj. It was founded by Atmaram Pandurang in Bombay.
It promoted inter dining, inter caste marriage, widow remarriage, upliftment of women and depressed classes.
Justice Ranade was an integral part of it.
all
Q18:Justice Ranade
He was also called Nyaymurti
He wrote the book Rise of Maratha Power.
Poona Sarwajanik Sabha was started by him to criticize legislative and administrative decisions.
all
Q19: Swami Vivekananda:
Original name was Narendranah Dutta. He was the follower of Ramakrishna Paramhansa.
He too was against superstitions and caste system.
He founded Ramakrishna mission as a charitable and social organization.
all
Q20: Theosophical society:
Founded by Madame Blavatsky and Colonel Alcott.
to form a universal brotherhood of men and fight distinctions on grounds of race, religion, color, caste and creed. They also promoted study of ancient religion and philosophies.
both
none
Q21: Annie Besant
was leader of Theosophical society
She founded the central Hindu school which later became Banaras Hindu University.
both
none
Q22: Jyoti Rao Phule:
He founded Satyasodhak samaj to fight the caste system i.e. free lower caste from oppression of brahmins.
He pioneered widow remarriage movement in Maharashtra.
He and his wife Savitribai Phule founded the first girl’s school in pune. His work was inspired by Thomas Paine.
all
Q23: Father of Indian Social Revolution.
Mahatma phule
Rammohun Roy
Justice Ranade.
GG Agarkar
Q24: Gopal Ganesh Agarkar:
Started Fergusson college and Deccan Education Society.
Founder of Sudharak newspaper.
both
none
Q25: Baba Amte:
Started Anandvan, Bharat Jodo .Quit India movement.
Campaigned for Narmada Bachao. Worked for lepers.
both
none
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