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upsc-p1-history-socio-religious-reforms MCQ - Practice Questions with Answers
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Q1With reference to the Arya Samaj, consider the following statements: 1. It upheld Vedic authority while supporting social reform. 2. The first Dayanand Anglo-Vedic school opened at Lahore in 1886. 3. It completely rejected the idea of varna along with hereditary caste rigidity. Which of the statements given above are correct?
Statements 1 and 2 are correct. Arya Samaj combined Vedic authority with social reform, and its first Dayanand Anglo-Vedic school opened at Lahore in 1886. Statement 3 is incorrect because the movement opposed hereditary caste rigidity but did not reject the varna idea completely.
Q2Arrange the following reform organisations in chronological order of their establishment, beginning with the earliest: A. Ramakrishna Mission B. Satyashodhak Samaj C. Rahnumai Mazdayasnan Sabha D. Darul Uloom Deoband Select the correct answer using the code given below.
The Rahnumai Mazdayasnan Sabha was founded in 1851, Darul Uloom Deoband in 1866, Satyashodhak Samaj in 1873 and Ramakrishna Mission in 1897. Hence the correct order is C-D-B-A.
Q3Arrange the following legislative measures in chronological order, beginning with the earliest: A. Special Marriage Act (Act III) B. Bengal Sati Regulation XVII C. Age of Consent Act D. Hindu Widows' Remarriage Act Select the correct answer using the code given below.
The correct sequence is Bengal Sati Regulation XVII (1829), Hindu Widows' Remarriage Act (1856), Special Marriage Act or Act III (1872), and Age of Consent Act (1891). Therefore the order is B-D-A-C.
Q4Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the code given below. List I (Reform current) 1. Aligarh movement 2. Deoband movement 3. Satyashodhak Samaj 4. Ramakrishna Mission List II (Principal emphasis) A. Organised service through education, relief and medical work B. Modern scientific education among Muslims C. Islamic learning and moral discipline D. Challenge to caste domination and priestly monopoly
Aligarh promoted modern scientific education among Muslims, whereas Deoband emphasised Islamic learning and moral discipline. Satyashodhak Samaj directly challenged caste domination and priestly monopoly. Ramakrishna Mission expressed Practical Vedanta through organised education, relief, medical work and service.
Q5Consider the following statements about nineteenth-century community reform currents: 1. Sir Syed Ahmad Khan founded the Scientific Society in 1864. 2. Darul Uloom Deoband was founded in 1866 by Muhammad Qasim Nanautavi and Rashid Ahmad Gangohi. 3. The Singh Sabha movement began in the 1870s, with important centres at Amritsar and Lahore. 4. The Rahnumai Mazdayasnan Sabha was founded in 1851 for Parsi reform. Which of the statements given above are correct?
All four statements are correct. The Scientific Society belongs to Sir Syed's Aligarh initiative; Deoband was founded in 1866 by Nanautavi and Gangohi; Singh Sabha began in the 1870s at centres including Amritsar and Lahore; and the Rahnumai Mazdayasnan Sabha was established in 1851 as a Parsi reform body.
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6With reference to the development of the Brahmo movement, consider the following statements: 1. Debendranath Tagore gave the movement organisational depth through the Tattwabodhini Sabha and the Tattwabodhini Patrika. 2. The split of 1866 produced the Adi Brahmo Samaj and the Brahmo Samaj of India. 3. The movement had a broader social base than the later mass anti-caste movements. Which of the statements given above are correct?
7With reference to the Ramakrishna Mission, consider the following statements: 1. Swami Vivekananda founded it on 1 May 1897. 2. Its principal method was a single-issue legislative campaign modelled on Vidyasagar's widow-remarriage campaign. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
8With reference to women's legal reform in nineteenth-century India, consider the following statements: 1. The Hindu Widows' Remarriage Act, 1856 removed legal obstacles to the remarriage of Hindu widows. 2. The Age of Consent Act, 1891 raised the age of consent for girls from 10 to 12. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
9With reference to reform movements in western India, consider the following statements: 1. Paramahansa Mandali was founded in Bombay in 1849 as a secret reform group. 2. Atmaram Pandurang founded the Prarthana Samaj in Bombay in 1867. 3. The Satyashodhak Samaj relied chiefly on moderate theistic reform and avoided a direct challenge to caste hierarchy. Which of the statements given above are correct?