18TH CENTURY REVOLTS AND REFORM QUIZ

Swami Vivekananda's contribution to society and educating masses is through following ways:I. Condemned caste system and current rituals and superstitionsII. Criticized for having lost touch with rest of world and for becoming stagnant and mummifiedIII. Subscribed to Vedanta which he considered fully rational system

Only III

All listed here

Only I

Only II

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Raja Rammohan Roy's contribution to education are:I. Assisted David Hare in setting Hindu collegeII. English school at Calcutta was maintained at his own costIII. Established Vedanta College which taught only western social and physical sciences

Only III

Only I and II

Both II and III

All listed here

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Raja Ram Mohan Roy was given the title 'Raja' by the__________

Mughals

French

British

Dutch

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Which of the following statement is not correct about Raja Ram Mohan Roy?

He started the newspaper named "Sambad Kaumudi"

Raja Ram Mohan Roy was born in a well-to-do family in Bengal, probably in 1772

He died in Indian in 1833

He was given the title of Raja by the Mughal Emperor

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The main cause for the Instant popularity of the Arya Samaj was that

It combined the opposition to the evil practices of Hinduism with an aggressive assertion of the superiority of the Vedic religion and Indian thought over all other faiths

It supported and worded for the cause of western education

It represented the purified form of Hinduism

It gave a call to its followers to go back to the Vedas

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What did Raja Ram Mohan Roy actively seek reforms in?

Teaching the Vedas in schools

Building more temples

Ending the practice of Sati

Promoting intercaste marriages

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Social reforms were a major task of the theosophical society. With respect to Indian traditions and culture, which one does not find its occurrence in the societal activities?I. Resistance to child marriage.II. Resistance to widow remarriage.III. Spread of education.IV. Abolition of caste and Untouchability.V. Accommodation of conversion in religious faith.

II, V

II and IV

I and III

Only V

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Aligarh Movement towards the end revented its followers from joining the national movement. Which of the following reasons made it to take this decision though it initially propagated for unity?

Gain support of British officials

Indians are educationally forward so in order to suppress them their activities need to discouraged

National movement is waste of time so should concentrate on other works

It felt that immediate political progress was not possible and British Government couldn't be easily dislodged

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Sri Narayana Guru Swamy initiated a programme of action called Sri Narayana Guru Dharma Paripalana yogam which took up issues regarding depressed classes, contains which of the issues?I. Encouraging inter caste marriagesII. Right of admission to public schoolsIII. Recruitment to government schoolsIV. Access to temples and roads

I, II and III

All four are correct

I, II and IV

Only II and III

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The actual name of Dayanand Saraawati, the founder of the Arya Samaj was

Daya Shankar

Mool Chandra

Virjanand

Mula Shankar

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