Multiple-choice questions (MCQs) based on the socio-religious reform movements in India:
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Who founded the Brahmo Samaj in 1828?
a) Swami Vivekananda
b) Dayanand Saraswati
c) Raja Ram Mohan Roy
d) Debendranath Tagore
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Which journal was published by Raja Ram Mohan Roy?
a) Rast Gotar
b) Sambad Kaumudi
c) Jananresan
d) Tattavabodhini Patrika
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The Young Bengal Movement was led by:
a) Keshab Chandra Sen
b) Debendranath Tagore
c) Henry Louis Vivian Derozio
d) MG Ranade -
What was the primary aim of the Tattavabodhini Sabha?
a) Oppose Brahmo Samaj
b) Spread Brahmo Samaj ideas
c) Promote Hindu orthodoxy
d) Support the Devadasi system
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Who founded the Dharma Sabha in 1820?
a) Radhakant Deb
b) Syed Ahmed Khan
c) Dayanand Saraswati
d) Debendranath Tagore
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The Wahabi Movement was led by:
a) Baba Ram Singh
b) Radhakant Deb
c) Syed Ahmed of Rai Bareilly
d) Behramji M Malabari
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The Namdhari or Kuka Movement was associated with:
a) Hindus
b) Sikhs
c) Parsis
d) Christians
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Who founded the Paramhans Mandali?
a) Dadoba Pandurang
b) MG Ranade
c) Syed Ahmed Khan
d) Vivekananda
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What was the objective of the Rahnumai Mazdayasanan Sabha?
a) Oppose idol worship
b) Restore Zoroastrian purity
c) Promote monotheism
d) Establish educational institutions
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The Prarthana Samaj was established in:
a) Calcutta
b) Pune
c) Bombay
d) Madras
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Which reform movement opposed child marriage and advocated widow remarriage?
a) Arya Samaj
b) Indian Reform Association
c) Wahabi Movement
d) Dharma Sabha
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What was the slogan given by Dayanand Saraswati?
a) Back to the Vedas
b) Rise and Awake
c) Truth, Freedom, and Right
d) Scientific Approach to Religion
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The Aligarh Movement led to the establishment of which university?
a) Banaras Hindu University
b) Aligarh Muslim University
c) Madras University
d) Calcutta University
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Which society was founded in New York and later shifted to Adyar?
a) Arya Samaj
b) Theosophical Society
c) Brahmo Samaj
d) Dharma Sabha
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The Deccan Education Society was primarily focused on:
a) Hindu orthodoxy
b) Upliftment of Sikhs
c) Education and culture
d) Promoting Islam
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Who was the main leader behind Seva Sadan?
a) Atmaram Pandurang
b) Behramji M Malabari
c) Debendranath Tagore
d) Syed Ahmed Khan
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Deva Samaj was founded in which city?
a) Pune
b) Lahore
c) Calcutta
d) Bombay
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Who was the main leader of the Madras Hindu Association?
a) Veresalingam Pantulu
b) Dayanand Saraswati
c) Raja Ram Mohan Roy
d) Dadabhai Naoroji
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Ramakrishna Mission was founded by:
a) Swami Vivekananda
b) Raja Ram Mohan Roy
c) MG Ranade
d) Dayanand Saraswati
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What was the main goal of the Ramakrishna Mission?
a) Promote monotheism
b) Revive Hinduism and oppose caste restrictions
c) Support the Vedas
d) Establish a national university
Answer of MCQs on Socio-Religious Reform Movements
1. Who founded the Brahmo Samaj in 1828?
Answer: Raja Ram Mohan Roy
2. What was the primary aim of the Brahmo Samaj?
Answer: Propagation of monotheism and opposition to idol worship
3. Who was associated with the Young Bengal Movement?
Answer: Henry Louis Vivian Derozio
4. Which journal was associated with Henry Louis Vivian Derozio?
Answer: Jananresan
5. Who founded the Tattvabodhini Sabha in 1839?
Answer: Debendranath Tagore
6. What was the main objective of the Dharma Sabha?
Answer: Counter the Brahmo Samaj and promote orthodoxy
7. The Wahabi Movement was inspired by the teachings of?
Answer: Waliullah
8. Who were the leaders of the Namdhari or Kuka Movement?
Answer: Bhai Balak Singh and Baba Ram Singh
9. Paramhans Mandali was against which social practice?
Answer: Caste rules
10. Which movement was founded to improve the social conditions of Parsis?
Answer: Rahnumai Mazdayasanan Sabha
11. Who founded the Prarthana Samaj?
Answer: Atmaram Pandurang
12. Which reform association was started by Keshab Chandra Sen in 1870?
Answer: Indian Reform Association
13. Dayanand Saraswati gave which famous slogan?
Answer: Go Back to the Vedas
14. Syed Ahmed Khan played a key role in which movement?
Answer: Aligarh Movement
15. The Theosophical Society drew inspiration from which Indian philosophy?
Answer: Vedanta
16. Who were the founders of the Deccan Education Society?
Answer: MG Ranade, VG Chiplinkar, GG Agarkar
17. What was the primary goal of Seva Sadan?
Answer: Against child marriages and forced widowhood
18. Who founded the Deva Samaj in 1887?
Answer: Shiv Narain Agnihotri
19. Which movement opposed the Devadasi system?
Answer: Madras Hindu Association
20. Who established the Ramkrishna Mission in 1897?
Answer: Vivekananda