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women,caste and reforms for grade 8

Total questions: 61

Worksheet time: 31mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following is considered as lower caste people-

a)

Shudras.

b)

Brahmins.

c)

Kshatriyas.

d)

None of the above.

2.

Who was the founder of Brahmo Samaj-

a)

Ishwarchandra Vidyasagar.

b)

Pandita Ramabai.

c)

Swami Dayanand Saraswati.

d)

Raja Rammohan Roy.

3.

Sati was banned on the following year-

a)

1856

b)

1829

c)

1929

d)

1875

4.

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.

5.

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

6.

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.

7.

Social reformers had to discard the ancient texts in order to argue the reform in social practices

a)

True.

b)

False

8.

In poona ____________ founded home for widows.

a)

Dayanand saraswati

b)

Jyotirao phule

c)

Pandita ramabai

9.

Schools for girls was established by _____________ Samaj in punjab.

a)

Brahma

b)

Arya

c)

Satyashodak

d)

None of the above

10.

The book 'stripurushtulna' was written by Pandita ramabai.

a)

True.

b)

False.

11.

Nationalist leaders promised that there would be full suffrage for all men and women after independence.

a)

True.

b)

False.

12.

Who started school for girls at Aligarh?

a)

Ishwarchnadra vidyasagar

b)

Pandita Ramabai

c)

Begum Rokeya Sakhawat Hossain

d)

Mumtaz ali

13.

1. In which language women of the aristocratic Muslim households of North India learnt to read and write the quran?

a)

hindi

b)

persia

c)

arabic

d)

sanskrit

14.

2.The Brahmo Samaj was founded by

a)

Vivekananda

b)

Dayanand Saraswati

c)

Ishwarchandra Vidyasagar

d)

Raja Rammohun Roy

15.

1. A teacher at the Hindu College, Calcutta in 1820s promoted radical ideas and encouraged his pupils to question all authority. Name the brain behind this Young Bengal Movement.

a)

Rabindranath Tagore

b)

Gopal Krishna Gokhale

c)

Henry Louis Vivian Derozio

d)

Raja Ram Mohan Roy

16.

1. Name this great social leader from Kerala who proclaimed the ideas of unity of all people within one sect, a single caste and one guru.

a)

SHRI NARAYANA GURU

b)

RAJARAM MOHUN ROY

c)

JOTHI ROA PHULE

d)

DR. B.R AMBEDKAR

17.

_______ was the disciple of Ramakrishna Paramhansa.

a)

GANDHI JI

b)

SHRI NARAYANA GURU

c)

SWAMI VIVEKANANDA

d)

E.V. RAMASWAMY NAICKER

18.

____________ founded the Self Respect Movement.

a)

EV RAMASWAMY NAICKER

b)

AMBEDKAR

c)

GANDHI JI

d)

PANDITA RAMA BAI

19.

WHO WROTE STRIPURUSHTILNA?

a)

PANDITA RAMABAI

b)

SAVITHRI PHULE

c)

TARABAI SHINDE

d)

ISWAR CHANDRA VIDHYASAGAR

20.

IN 1873 _________________________ WROTE A BOOK NAMED GULAMGIRI.

a)

TARABAI SHINDE

b)

JYOTI RAO PHULE

c)

SAVITHRI PHULE

d)

SHRI NARAYANA GURU

21.

The idea of widow remarriage was advocated by

a)

Dayanand Saraswati

b)

Jyotirao Phule

c)

Periyar

d)

Pandita Ramabai

22.

Widow Remarriage Act was passed in the year

a)

1826

b)

1856

c)

1876

d)

1886

23.

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

24.

The practise of Sati was banned in ____.

a)

1829

b)

1845

c)

1833

d)

1822

25.

Who persuaded to abolish Sati

a)

John Bethune

b)

Raja Ram Mohun Roy

c)

Lord Bentinck

d)

Ishwar Chandra Vidya Sagar

26.

Who supported the idea of self-respect movement?

a)

Mumtaz Ali

b)

Rammohun Roy

c)

Periyar

d)

Pandita Ramabai

27.

The Satyashodhak Samaj association was founded by

a)

Mumtaz Ali

b)

Periyar

c)

Jyotirao Phule

d)

B.R. Ambedkar

28.

E.V. Ramaswamy was known by the name

a)

Phule

b)

Periyar

c)

Vidyasagar

d)

Dayanand Saraswati

29.

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

a)

Young Bengal

b)

Brahmo Samaj

c)

Veda Samaj

d)

Aligarh Movement

30.

B.R. Ambedkar belonged to ____ caste.

a)

Mahar

b)

Brahman

c)

Gond

d)

Dubla

31.

Widows who chose death by burning themselves on the funeral pyre of their Husbands were called________.

a)

Widow

b)

Sati

c)

Bad Women

d)

None of the Above

32.

Raja Rammohun Roy : Sati System : Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar :_______

a)

Caste Reform

b)

Sati System

c)

Women Education

d)

Widow Remarriage

33.

Traders and moneylenders are referred as __________

a)

Brahmans

b)

Kshatriyas

c)

Vaishyas

d)

Shudras

34.

Who is the man in the picture?

a)

Shri Narayana Guru

b)

Jyoti Rao Phule

c)

Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar

d)

None of the Above

35.

Who is the man in the picture?

a)

E. V. Ramaswamy

b)

Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar

c)

Shri Narayana Guru

d)

None of these

36.

Ambedkar : Temple entry movement : E. V. Ramaswamy : ______

a)

Satyagraha movement

b)

Self Respect Movement

c)

Non Cooperation Movement

d)

None of the above

37.

When did Ambedkar start temple entry movement ?

a)

1921

b)

1924

c)

1927

d)

1933

38.

Mahar People were regarded as untouchable. True/False?

a)

True

b)

False

39.

Raja Rammohun Roy was well versed in Sanskrit , Persian and several other Indian and European languages.

a)

True

b)

False

40.

"Stripurushtulna" is a book on comparison between _______and _______.

a)

Infants

b)

Adult

c)

Men

d)

Women

41.

The Child Marriage Restraint Act was passed in …………………..

a)

1829

b)

1832

c)

1854

d)

1823

42.

By the second half of the 19th century, the movement in favour of widow remarriage spread to other parts of India beyond Bengal. Which reformer formed an association for widow remarriage in the Telugu-speaking areas of the Madras Presidency?

a)

Veerasalingam Pantulu

b)

Aademma Pantulu

c)

Baalaaditya Pantulu

d)

Phlalgunaraav Pantulu

43.

Q. Who is he?

a)

Jyotirao Phule

b)

Periyar

c)

Veersalingam Pantulu

d)

Ishwarchandra Vidyasagar

44.

Q. Who is this person?

a)

Swami Vivekananda

b)

Raja Rammohun Roy

c)

Shri Narayana Guru

d)

Jyotirao Phule

45.

Q. Satnami movement was founded by ______.

a)

Ghasidas

b)

Haridas

c)

Shri Narayana Guru

d)

Periyar

46.

Q. Ambedkar led three Temple Entry movements between __________.

a)

1911 and 1919

b)

1919 and 1927

c)

1935 and 1943

d)

1927 and 1935

47.

Q. Which caste was Shri Narayana Guru from?

a)

Dublas

b)

Madigas

c)

Ezhava

d)

Shudras

48.

Q. Pandita Ramabai was a great scholar of _____.

a)

Hindi

b)

Sanskrit

c)

Persian

d)

Urdu

49.

The idea of widow remarriage was advocated by

a)

Dayanand Saraswati

b)

Jyotirao Phule

c)

Periyar

d)

Pandita Ramabai

50.

Schools for girls was established by _____________ Samaj in punjab.

a)

Brahma

b)

Arya

c)

Satyashodak

d)

None of the above

51.

Iswarchandra Vidya Sagar & Dayanand saraswati supoorted

a)

Sati

b)

Widow remarriage

c)

Right to vote

d)

Casteism

52.

Gulamgiri was written by

a)

Rabindranath tagore

b)

Jyotirao Phule

c)

Ambedkar

d)

Pandita Ramabai

53.

Reformers got full support from all sections of the people of the country

a)

True

b)

False

54.

Peasants and artisans were refer to as

a)

Vaishyas

b)

Shudras

c)

Kshatriyas

d)

Brahmans

55.

Traders and moneylenders belonged to the _______ caste.

a)

Vaishya

b)

Kshatriya

c)

Shudra

d)

Untouchable

56.

Widows' home in Poona was founded by

a)

Pandita Ramabai

b)

Koran

c)

Dayanand saraswati

d)

Rokeya Sakhawat Hossain

57.

Identify this social reformer

a)

Haridas Thakur Matua

b)

Ghasidas

c)

Shri Narayana Guru

58.

Who said that upper caste have no right to their land

a)

Pandita Ramabai

b)

Vidyasagar

c)

Tarabai shinde

d)

Jyotirao Phule

59.

Vidyasagar set up schools for girls in..

a)

Delhi

b)

Mumbai

c)

Kerala

d)

Calcutta

60.

Child Marriage is Legal In India

a)

True

b)

False

c)

Maybe

61.

Self respect movement was founded by

a)

E.V Ramaswamy Naicker

b)

Paramhans Mandali

c)

Shri Narayan guru

d)

Satnami movement