G8-HIS-L8 Women, Caste and Reform

What were the different castes in society?

• Men and women
• Brahmans and Kshatriyas
• Traders and moneylenders
• Peasants and artisans

Who were considered 'untouchable' in society?

• Brahmans and Kshatriyas
• Traders and moneylenders
• Peasants and artisans
• Those who labored to keep cities and villages clean

Who founded the Brahmo Sabha?

• Raja Rammohun Roy
• Ishwarchandra Vidyasagar
• Swami Dayanand Saraswati
• Jyotirao Phule

What practice did Raja Rammohun Roy campaign against?

• Child marriage
• Sati
• Widow remarriage
• Caste discrimination

Who suggested that widows could remarry?

• Raja Rammohun Roy
• Ishwarchandra Vidyasagar
• Swami Dayanand Saraswati
• Jyotirao Phule

Who founded schools for girls in Calcutta?

• Raja Rammohun Roy
• Ishwarchandra Vidyasagar
• Swami Dayanand Saraswati
• Jyotirao Phule

Who founded schools for Muslim girls in Patna and Calcutta?

• Raja Rammohun Roy
• Begum Rokeya Sakhawat Hossain
• Tarabai Shinde
• Pandita Ramabai

Who wrote the book 'Stripurushtulna'?

• Raja Rammohun Roy
• Begum Rokeya Sakhawat Hossain
• Tarabai Shinde
• Pandita Ramabai

Who founded the Self Respect Movement?

• Raja Rammohun Roy
• Begum Rokeya Sakhawat Hossain
• Tarabai Shinde
• E.V. Ramaswamy Naicker

Who wrote the book 'Gulamgiri'?

• Raja Rammohun Roy
• Begum Rokeya Sakhawat Hossain
• Tarabai Shinde
• Jyotirao Phule