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Reforms in Indian Society

Total questions: 13

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

In 1829, who declared the practice of 'sati' as illegal ?

a)

Lord William Bentinck

b)

Keshab Chandra Sen

c)

Henry Louis Vivian Derozio

d)

Colonel Olcott

2.

Identify the statue situated in England that is of a pioneer of the socio-religious reform movement.

a)

Ishwar Chand Vidyasagar

b)

Raja Rammohun Roy

c)

Swami Vivekananda

d)

Swami Dayanand Saraswati

3.

In 1829, who declared the practice of 'sati' as illegal ?

a)

Lord William Bentinck

b)

Keshab Chandra Sen

c)

Henry Louis Vivian Derozio

d)

Colonel Olcott

4.

Who helped Drinkwater Bethune to set up a school for girls in Calcutta in 1849 ?

a)

Swami Dayanand Saraswati

b)

Annie Besant

c)

Ishwar Chand Vidyasagar

d)

Swami Vivekananda

5.

Who founded the Arya Samaj in 1875 ?

a)

Swami Dayanand Saraswati

b)

Raja Rammohun Roy

c)

Ishwar Chand Vidyasagar

d)

Ramakrishna Paramhansa

6.

Where did Annie Besant establish the Central Hindu School ?

a)

Lucknow

b)

Banaras

c)

Delhi

d)

Calcutta

7.

Who started the Young Bengal Movement?

a)

Annie Besant

b)

H S Olcott

c)

Vivian Derozio

d)

Blavatsky

8.

Who wrote the book titled 'Sathyarth Prakash'?

a)

Narayan Guru

b)

Rajaram Mohan Roy

c)

Dayanand Saraswati

d)

Ramakrishna Paramahamsa

9.

Why was Ramakrishna Mission founded?

a)

To spread Hinduism

b)

To reconvert people

c)

To spread the thoughts and messages of Ramakrishna

d)

To spread the worship of Kali

10.

Who founded the Translation Society in 1864?

a)

Sir Syed Ahmed Khan

b)

Nawab Abdul Latif

c)

Dadabhai Naoroji

d)

Naoroji Furdoonji

11.

The Sharda Act of 1929 raised the age of marriage for girls to ________ years.

a)

12

b)

14

c)

16

d)

18

12.

The _________ college was established in Amritsar in 1892.

a)

Amritsar

b)

Khalsa

c)

Punjab

d)

Guru Nanak

13.

According to you is the present investment in government schools sufficient?

a)

Yes

b)

No

c)

Maybe