Women , Castes and Reforms

1. What social ideas did Rammohun Roy support?

• He founded the Arya Samaj, to support widow remarriage.

• Rammohun Roy was against the practice of the Sati System.

• Rammohun Roy fought equality and freedom for women.

• He established schools in Maharashtra.

2. The idea of widow remarriage was advocated by-

• Jyotirao Phule

• Begum Rokeya Sakhawat Hossain

• Swami Dayanand Saraswati

• Rammohun Roy

3. Who was the founder of Brahma Sabha?

• Rammohun Roy

• Swami Dayanand Saraswati

• Balthazar Solvyn

Widow remarriage act was passed in the year-

• 1826

• 1856

• 1890

_____ in Calcutta and many other reformers in Bombay set up schools for girls.

• Shri Narayana Guru

• Pandita Ramabai

• Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar

Self respect movement was founded by -

• Raja Ram Mohan Roy

• Periyar

• Swami Vivekanand

• None of them

The ____college was opened by Syed Ahmad Khan.

• Hindu college

• Maulana Abul Kalam Azad college

• Muhammadan Anglo- oriental college

• None of these

Who founded the Satyashodhak Samaj?

• Sri Narayan Guru

• EV Ramaswamy Naicker

• BR Ambedkar

• Jyotirao Phule

What was the occupation of Madigas

• Plantation

• sewing sandals

• cleaning work

• none of these

Which of the reforms movement was founded by H.L.V Derozio?

• Young Bengal

• Brahmo Samaj

• Veda Samaj

• Aligarh Movement