Social and Religious Reform Movements AP  8th Class Social Bits 19th Lesson 

Social and Religious Reform Movements AP  8th Class Social Bits 19th Lesson 

Choose the correct answer.

Question 1.
…………… introduced the printing press in India.
A) Europeans
B) Americans
C) Africans
D) Chinese
Answer:
A) Europeans

Question 2.
Rammohan Roy was a ……………
A) Gujarathi
B) Bengali
C) Maharashtrian
D) Karnatic
Answer:
B) Bengali

Question 3.
Keshav Sen was the disciple of
A) Dayanada
B) Vivekananda
C) Ramakrishna Paramahamsa
D) Narayana Guru
Answer:
C) Ramakrishna Paramahamsa

Question 4.
Arya Samaj was established in
A) 1864
B) 1876
C) 1874
D) 1875
Answer:
D) 1875

Question 5.
Gurukul Kangri University is in
A) Haridwar
B) Rishikesh
C) Badrinath
D) Kedaranath
Answer:
A) Haridwar

Question 6.
MAO was established in
A) Lucknow
B) Aligarh
C) Kashmir
D) Allahabad
Answer:
B) Aligarh

Question 7.
‘Sati’ was banned officially in
A) 1821
B) 1820
C) 1829
D) 1825
Answer:
C) 1829

Question 8.
‘Brahma Samaj’ was founded by
A) Bhagya Reddy Varma
B) Sarojini Naidu
C) Gurajada Appa Rao
D) Kandukuri Veeresalingam
Answer:
D) Kandukuri Veeresalingam

Question 9.
Sharada Sadan in Mumbai was set up by
A) Ramabai
B) Savitri bai
C) Sarada mother
D) Jyothiba pule
Answer:
A) Ramabai

Question 10.
The person who said ‘Daliths were Adi Andhras’
A) Narayana guru
B) Bhagya Reddy Varma
C) Ambedkar
D) Kandukuri
Answer:
B) Bhagya Reddy Varma

Question 11.
…………. criticised orthodoxy among both Hindus and Muslims and pointed out oneness of God and equality of all human beings.
A) Non-Athiests
B) Bhakthi Saints
C) Ajeevakas
D) All the above
Answer:
B) Bhakthi Saints

Question 12.
The Christians used for religious propoganda
A) Educational institutions
B) Hospitals
C) Both A & B
D) None
Answer:
C) Both A & B

Question 13.
Several European scholars studied the ancient literature of India, translated them, published them as books, and also influenced by them, therefore they were called
A) Paschatya pandits
B) Orientalists
C) Nation scholar
D) Foreign scholars
Answer:
B) Orientalists

Question 14.
Raja Rama Mohan Roy born in Bengal in the year
A) 1770
B) 1771
C) 1772
D) 1774
Answer:
C) 1772

Question 15.
The main concepts of Raja Rama Mohan Roy
A) God is only one
B) Idol worship and sacrificing is not correct
C) Rejecting the supremacy of the priests
D) All the above
Answer:
D) All the above

Question 16.
The Brahma Samaj was established by Raja Rama Mohan Roy in
A) 1825
B) 1826
C) 1827
D) 1828
Answer:
D) 1828

Question 17.
Raja Ramo Mohan Roy died in Bristal in
A) 1830
B) 1831
C) 1832
D) 1833
Answer:
D) 1833

Question 18.
Who lead the Brahmo Samaj after the death of Raja Rama Mohana Roy?
A) Devendranath Tagore
B) Keshav Chandrasen
C) Both A & B
D) None
Answer:
C) Both A & B

Question 19.
Who established the Prarthana Samaj?
A) R.G. Bhandarkar
B) M.G. Ranade
C) Both A & B
D) None
Answer:
C) Both A & B

Question 20.
The Brahma Samaj was established in A.P.
A) Veeresalingam Panthulu
B) Janga Reddy
C) Bhagya Varma
D) Chilakamarthi Laxmi Narasimham Panthulu
Answer:
A) Veeresalingam Panthulu

Question 21.
At last Keshavsen became the disciple of this person.
A) Rama Krishna Paramahamsa
B) Swami Vivekananda
C) Dayananda Saraswathi
D) Raja Rama Mohan Roy
Answer:
A) Rama Krishna Paramahamsa

Question 22.
The Rama Krishna Mission was established by
A) Rama Krishna Paramahamsa
B) Swamy Vivekananda
C) Swamy Dayananda Saraswathi
D) Raja Ram Mohan Roy
Answer:
B) Swamy Vivekananda

Question 23.
Vivekananda wanted to adopt positive qualities of the European culture like.
A) Freedom
B) Respect for women
C) Work ethic, technology
D) All the above
Answer:
D) All the above

Question 24.
Swamy Dayananda Saraswathi was a social reformer during time
A) 1820 – 1880
B) 1824 – 1883
C) 1880 – 1903
D) 1857 – 1907
Answer:
B) 1824 – 1883

Question 25.
The Arya Samaj was established in 1875 by
A) Ram Mohan Roy
B) Dayananda Saraswathi
C) Ramakrishna Paramahamsa
D) Swamy Vivekananda
Answer:
B) Dayananda Saraswathi

Question 26.
The book written by Dayananda Saraswathi
A) Satyartha Prakash
B) Rigveda Bhashya
C) Both A & B
D) Kadambari
Answer:
C) Both A & B

Question 27.
His basic aim was to become “Part of Hindu society rather than to remain outside of it”.
A) Dr. B.R. Ambedkar
B) Naryana Guru
C) Bhagya Reddy Varma
D) Arige Rama Swamy
Answer:
C) Bhagya Reddy Varma

Question 28.
These were rejected by Maulvis
A) Modern science
B) Philosophy
C) Both A & B
D) None
Answer:
C) Both A & B

Question 29.
The person that wished the end of the enemity between the Muslims and the Britishers.
A) Sri Syed Ahmed Khan
B) Fazal Ali
C) Rehmat Ali
D) Abdul Latif
Answer:
A) Sri Syed Ahmed Khan

Question 30.
The movement started by Sir Syed Ahmed Khan for social reforms and spreading of modern education. ( )
A) Brahma Samaj
B) Arya Samaj
C) Theosophical Society
D) Aligarh Movement
Answer:
D) Aligarh Movement

Question 31.
Sir Syed Ahmed Khan started scientific society in
A) 1860
B) 1864
C) 1870
D) 1872
Answer:
B) 1864

Question 32.
Sir Syed Ahmed Khan estabiised Mohammada Anglo Oriented college in Aligarh
A) 1870
B) 1872
C) 1875
D) 1880
Answer:
C) 1875

Question 33.
The burning herself with the dead body of her husband is called
A) Pathi
B) Pathni
C) Sati
D) All the above
Answer:
C) Sati

Question 34.
In ……….. year, a law was passed to disallow marriage of girls below 10 years.
A) 1840
B) 1846
C) 1850
D) 1856
Answer:
B) 1846

Question 35.
In which year disallow marriage of girls was raised to 12 years?
A) 1929
B) 1930
C) 1890
D) 1891
Answer:
D) 1891

Question 36.
Which Act enhanced the age of marriage of girl children to 14 years in 1929?
A) Saraswathi Act
B) Sarada Act
C) Marriage Limitation Act
D) Education Act
Answer:
B) Sarada Act

Question 37.
The marriage age for girls is 18 years and for boys is 21 years’. This was fixed in the year.
A) 1978
B) 1980
C) 1991
D) 1992
Answer:
A) 1978

Question 38.
“The Jagan Mitra Mandali’ was established by Bhagya Reddy Varma in the year
A) 1906
B) 1926
C) 1936
D) 1946
Answer:
A) 1906

Question 39.
………….. promoted the adoption of Buddhism by Dalits.
A) Bhagya Reddy Varma
B) Mahatma Gandhi
C) Arige Rama Swamy
D) Narayana Guru
Answer:
A) Bhagya Reddy Varma

Question 40.
The first widow remarriage was celebrated in Calcutta
A) 1856
B) 1857
C) 1855
D) 1858
Answer:
A) 1856

Question 41.
During Nizam rule under the British Paramountcy, social reformers like Mohib Hussain started a journal for writing on women’s
issues.
A) Mullim – e – Niswan
B) Shamsher
C) Gora
D) Rajak
Answer:
A) Mullim – e – Niswan

Question 42.
……………… encouraged women to participate in non-co-operation and Satyagraha movements.
A) Gandhiji
B) Nehru
C) Patel
D) Bhagya Reddy Varma
Answer:
A) Gandhiji

Question 43.
“Our nation is most conservative and adament in nature, it adheres to the oldest customs and habits”. Who said these words?
A) Sir Syed Ahmed Khan
B) Mohib Hussain
C) Abdul Latif
D) Md. Gayyum
Answer:
B) Mohib Hussain

Question 44.
Who is the person played a key role in attaining Women’s rights in Maharashtra?
A) Savitri Bai Phule
B) Durgabhai Deshmukh
C) Sarojini Naidu
D) None
Answer:
A) Savitri Bai Phule

Question 45.
She is the first teacher in the school established by Jyothiba Phule for girls of untouchables in Pune in 1848.
A) Durgabhai Deshmukh
B) Sarojini Naidu
C) Savitribai Phule
D) Vijaya Laxmi Pandit
Answer:
C) Savitribai Phule

Question 46.
The ‘Satya Sodhak Samaj’ was founded by
A) Jyothiba Phule
B) Raja Rama Mohan Roy
C) Gopala Krishna Gokhale
D) Madan Mohan Malaviya
Answer:
A) Jyothiba Phule

Question 47.
Who worked hard for the diseased people due to plague in Maharashtra?
A) Savitri Bai Phule
B) Meerabai
C) Tulasi Bai
D) All the above
Answer:
A) Savitri Bai Phule

Question 48.
………………. person worked with Savitri bai.
A) Meerabai
B) Ahalya bai
C) Tarabai
D) Tulasi bai
Answer:
C) Tarabai

Question 49.
Ramabai was born in this state.
A) Gujarat
B) Maharashtra
C) Gao
D) U.P.
Answer:
B) Maharashtra

Question 50.
“The men behave with ladies like as with animals” – Who said these words.
A) Tara Bai
B) Rama bai
C) Savitribai
D) Tulasi bai
Answer:
B) Rama bai

Question 51.
The ‘Sarada Sadan’ school and Ashram was established in Mumbai by
A) Ramabai
B) Tarabai
C) Savitribai
D) Meerabai
Answer:
A) Ramabai

Question 52.
Who opened schools in Kolkata and Patna for Muslim girls?
A) Ramabai
B) Tarabai
C) Both A & B
D) Begam Rokeya Sakhawat Hossain
Answer:
D) Begam Rokeya Sakhawat Hossain

Question 53.
These persons played a keyrole in educating the children of lower castes
A) Christian Missionaries
B) Islam religious heads
C) Popes
D) All the above
Answer:
A) Christian Missionaries

Question 54.
Jyothiba Phule was born in the state of
A) West Bengal
B) Utter Pradesh
C) Karnataka
D) Maharashtra
Answer:
D) Maharashtra

Question 55.
The main principles of ‘Satya Sodhak Samaj’
A) Truth
B) Equality
C) Both A & B
D) None
Answer:
C) Both A & B

Question 56.
The book written by Jyothiba Phule
A) Salam
B) Gulamgiri
C) Vandemataram
D) Untouchability
Answer:
B) Gulamgiri

Question 57.
Who called upon the low castes to conduct marriage and death ceremonies without Brahmins?
A) B.R. Ambedkar
B) Jyothiba Phule
C) Mahatma Gandhi
D) Jawaharlal Nehru
Answer:
B) Jyothiba Phule

Question 58.
Who preached the idea of ‘One Jathi, One God and One Religion for all?
A) Jyothiba Phule
B) Narayana Guru
C) Sukhdev
D) B.R. Ambedkar
Answer:
B) Narayana Guru

Question 59.
…………… called upon the Ezhava community to give up making liquor and animal sacrifices.
A) Naryana Guru
B) B.R. Ambedkar
C) Jyothiba Phule
D) Savitribai Phule
Answer:
A) Naryana Guru

Question 60.
……………. said that building schools for children was more important than building temples.
A) Narayana Guru
B) B.R. Ambedkar
C) Savitri bai
D) Jyothiba Phule
Answer:
A) Narayana Guru

Question 61.
……………. was one of the first dalits to obtain college education in India.
A) B.R. Ambedkar
B) Naryana Guru
C) Jyothi baphule phule
D) None
Answer:
A) B.R. Ambedkar

Question 62.
In ………………. Dr. B.R. Ambedkar began public movements for the rights to dalits to use public drinking water resources and to enter Hindu temples.
A) 1920
B) 1927
C) 1930
D) 1932
Answer:
B) 1927

Question 63.
He was invited in 1932 by the colonial government to a conference on political future of India.
A) Narayana Guru
B) Dr. B.R. Ambedkar
C) Bhagya Reddy Varma
D) Jyothiba Phule
Answer:
B) Dr. B.R. Ambedkar

Question 64.
Who named the untouchables as ‘Harijans’ or ‘people of God’?
A) Dr. B.R. Ambedkar
B) Bhagya Reddy Varma
C) Mahatma Gandhi
D) Arige Ramaswammy
Answer:
C) Mahatma Gandhi

Question 65.
The first law minister of Independent India.
A) Dr. B.R. Ambedkar
B) Muthaiah
C) Rajendra Prasad
D) Alladi Krishna Swamy Iyer
Answer:
A) Dr. B.R. Ambedkar

Question 66.
The President of the Drafting Committee of our Indian Constitution.
A) Rajendra Prasad
B) Dr. B.R, Ambedkar
C) Babu Jagjeevan Ram
D) Jawaharlal Nehru
Answer:
B) Dr. B.R. Ambedkar

Question 67.
………….. fought for women extensive economic and social rights.
A) Dr. B.R. Ambedkar
B) Rajendra Prasad
C) Babu Jagjeevan Ram
D) Eswari bai
Answer:
A) Dr. B.R. Ambedkar

Question 68.
Who fought for the Rights of dalits in Andhra Pradesh?
A) Dr. B.R. Ambedkar
B) Bhagya Reddy Varma
C) Arige Ramaswamy
D) Narayana Guru
Answer:
B) Bhagya Reddy Varma

Question 69.
The original name of Bhagya Reddy Varna.
A) Gorati Venkayya
B) Medari Bagaiah
C) Arige Rama Swamy
D) Naryana Guru
Answer:
B) Medari Bagaiah

Question 70.
Choose the correct matching.
Group – A                                                Group – B
1) Raja Rammohan Roy        ( )               a) Arya Samaj
2) Vivekananda                     ( )               b) Brahmo Samaj
3) Keshav Sen                       ( )               c) Satya Shodhak Samaj
4) Dayananda Saraswathi     ( )               d) Ramakrishna Mission
5) Jyotiba Phule                    ( )               e) Prarthana Samaj
A) 1 – b, 2 – c, 3 – d, 4 – a, 5 – e
B) 1 – d, 2 – e, 3 – c, 4 – b, 5 – a
C) 1 – b, 2 – d, 3 – e, 4 – a, 5 – c
D) 1 – a, 2 – b, 3 – c, 4 – d, 5 – e
Answer:
C) 1 – b, 2 – d, 3 – e, 4 – a, 5 – c

Question 71.
Group – A                                                     Group – B
1) 1875                                      ( )               a) Sir Syed Ahmed Khan
2) 1856                                      ( )               b) The death of Rammohan Roy
3) 1833                                      ( )               c) MAO
4) Satyartha Prakash                 ( )               d) First widow remarriage
5) A Scientific Society 1864      ( )               e) Swami Dayananda Saraswathi
A) 1 – c, 2 – d, 3 – b, 4 – e, 5 – a
B) 1 – d, 2 – e, 3 – b, 4 – c, 5 – a
C) 1 – c, 2 – b, 3 – d, 4 – a, 5 – e
D) 1 – a, 2 – e, 3 – c, 4 – d, 5 – b
Answer:
A) 1 – c, 2 – d, 3 – b, 4 – e, 5 – a

Question 72.
‘Many Christian Missionaries came to India along with the European companies’
A) To preach Christianity
B) To spread Christianity
C) Both A and B
D) None
Answer:
C) Both A and B

Question 73.
In 1846, a law was passed to disallow marriage of girls below ten years. In 1891 this was raised to 12 years. In 1929, through the Sharada Act, the minimum age was raised to 14 years. The limit was raised in 1978 to 18 years for girls and 21 years for boys.
Pick the correct comment.
A) The age is raised for the mental and physical maturity.
B) Child marriages are failures.
C) I don’t know.
D) All the above
Answer:
A) The age is raised for the mental and physical maturity.

Question 74.
Name the picture.

A) Kandukuri Veeresalingam
B) Narayana Guru
C) Jyothiba Phule
D) Raja Ramamohan Roy
Answer:
A) Kandukuri Veeresalingam

Question 75.
Connect Jyothiba Phule with one of the following.
A) Arya Samaj
B) Satya Sodhak Samaj
C) Brahma Samaj
D) None
Answer:
B) Satya Sodhak Samaj

Question 76.
The person connected to the Constitution at present in the hearts of people
A) Dr. B.R. Prasad
B) Sarojini Naidu
C) B.R. Ambedkar
D) All the above
Answer:
C) B.R. Ambedkar

Question 77.
The followers of Dayananda Saraswathi established after his death in 1883.
A) National Educational Institutions
B) Dayanand Anglo Vedic Schools
C) Guru Kulas
D) Judicial Educational Institutions
Answer:
B) Dayanand Anglo Vedic Schools

Question 78.
The ‘Sati’ was banned officially in
A) 1820
B) 1829
C) 1830
D) 1835
Answer:
B) 1829

Question 79.
The year of Widow Remarriage Act passed.
A) 1850
B) 1855
C) 1860
D) 1865
Answer:
B) 1855

Question 80.
Who fought against the practice of polygamy?
A) Vivekananda
B) Vidyasagar
C) Rama Krishna Paramahamsa
D) Dayananda Saraswathi
Answer:
B) Vidyasagar