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Women and reforms class8

Total questions: 21

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Raja Rammohan Roy was born on-

a)

1833

b)

1796

c)

1772

d)

1896

2.

Who was the founder of Brahmo Samaj-

a)

Ishwarchandra Vidyasagar.

b)

Pandita Ramabai.

c)

Swami Dayanand Saraswati.

d)

Raja Rammohan Roy.

3.

Arya Samaj was founded by which of the following reformers at 1875-

a)

Swami Dayanand Saraswati.

b)

Raja Rammohan Ray.

c)

Pandita Ramabai.

d)

Jyotirao Phule.

4.

Widow remarriage act was passed on ____________ by _______________ with help of britishers

a)

1929 by Pandita ramabai

b)

1829 by Jyotirao phule

c)

1856 by Ishwarchand vidyasagar

5.

Which of the following were the reasons by which families were not allowing women or girls to study.

a)

They feared that schools would take girls away from home and prevent them from doing their domestic duties.

b)

Girls had to travel through public places in order to reach school.

c)

They believed that girls should stay away from public spaces.

d)

All of the above.

6.

Schools for girls was established by _____________ Samaj in punjab.

a)

Brahma

b)

Arya

c)

Satyashodak

d)

None of the above

7.

The book 'stripurushtulna' was written by Pandita ramabai.

a)

True.

b)

False.

8.

The title of Raja to Raja Rammohan Roy was given by which of the following.

a)

Aurangzeb

b)

Humayun

c)

Babur

d)

Akbar II

9.

When was Raja Ram Mohun Roy born

a)

1775

b)

1776

c)

1774

d)

1772

10.

Vidyasagar along with (a)   started the Bethune school and Bethune college

11.

Who is regarded the Father of Modern India

a)

Raja Ram Mohun Roy

b)

Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar

c)

Sir Syed Ahmed Khan

d)

Sir Syed Ahmad Khan

12.

Name the first indian women Doctors

a)

Kadambini Ganguly

b)

Anandi Gopal Josh

c)

Savitribai Phule

d)

Anandi Gopal Joshi

13.

When was Swami Dayanand Saraswati born

a)

1856

b)

1824

c)

1875

d)

1857

14.

Who persuaded to abolish Sati

a)

John Bethune

b)

Raja Ram Mohun Roy

c)

Lord Bentinck

d)

Ishwar Chandra Vidya Sagar

15.

When was the Sharda Act passed

a)

1956

b)

1856

c)

1920

d)

1929

16.

The idea of widow remarriage was advocated by

a)

Dayanand Saraswati

b)

Jyotirao Phule

c)

Periyar

d)

Pandita Ramabai

17.

Brahmo Samaj was founded by _______.

a)

Raja Rammohan Roy

b)

Swami Vivekananda

c)

M C Mukherjee

d)

Ravindranath Tagore

18.

Widow Remarriage Act was passed in the year

a)

1826

b)

1856

c)

1876

d)

1886

19.

What is coolie ship?

a)

Luggage lifter at railway platform

b)

A ship that carried many Indians to Mauritius

c)

Association of Coolies

d)

None of the above

20.

Who started schools for Muslim girls in Patna and Calcutta?

a)

Mumtaz Ali

b)

Begum Rokeya Sakhawat Hossain

c)

Sayyid Ahmed Khan

d)

None of these

21.

The first Urdu novels began to be written from

a)

the late sixteenth century

b)

the late seventeenth century

c)

the late eighteenth century

d)

the late nineteenth century