CBSE Class 8 History - Women, Caste and Reform

What social ideas did Rammohun Roy support?

• Caste distinctions and practices

• Gender equality and absence of casteism

• Salvation through social service

• Idolatry and sacrifice

Why were Christian missionaries attacked by many people in the country?

• For setting up schools for tribal groups and lower-caste children

• For promoting education among women

• For criticising Indian traditions and customs

• For spreading new forms of communication

In the British period, what new opportunities opened up for people from castes regarded as 'low'?

• None of the above

• Work in municipalities

• Jobs in factories

• Access to education

Why did Phule dedicate his book Gulamgiri to the American movement to free slaves?

• To establish a link between conditions of 'lower' castes in India and black slaves in America

• To criticise the American movement

• To support the British rule

• To promote idolatry and sacrifice

What did Ambedkar want to achieve through the temple entry movement?

• To promote idolatry and sacrifice

• To fight for the dignity of untouchables

• To make everyone see the power of caste prejudices within society

• To establish a link between conditions of 'lower' castes in India and black slaves in America

What were the different reasons people had for not sending girls to school?

• Corrupting influence on girls

• Prevention from domestic duties

• Travel through public places

How did the reformers use ancient texts to support their views?

• By upholding caste distinctions

• By promoting idolatry and sacrifice

• By finding verses in ancient texts to support their views

• By discarding ancient texts

What were the reasons behind the criticism of the national movement by Jyotirao Phule and Ramaswamy Naicker?

• For not addressing caste inequalities

• For promoting education among women

• For supporting the British rule

• For upholding caste distinctions

Sati was banned in which year?

(a)  

Who founded Brahmo Sabha, also known as Brahmo Samaj, when and where?

• Mahatma Gandhi in 1910 in Delhi, India
• Raja Ram Mohan Roy in 1828 in Calcutta, India
• Swami Vivekananda in 1850 in Mumbai, India
• Jawaharlal Nehru in 1947 in Kolkata, India