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Socio - Religious Movements in 19th-20th Centuries MCQ

57 MCQ questions with answers and explanations · page 3 of 3

Q51. Who among the following was a proponent of Fabianism as a movement ?

  1. AAnnie Besant
  2. BA.O. Hume
  3. CMichael Madhusudan Dutt
  4. DR. Palme dutt
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Answer: A) Annie Besant

Q52. Consider the following statement :n1. Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar founded the Bethune School at Calcutta with the main aim of encouraging education for women.n2. Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyaya was the first graduate of the Calcutta University.n3. Keshav Chandra Sen's compaign against Sati led to the enactment of a law to ben Sati by the then Governor General.nWhich of the statement given above is/are correct ?

  1. A1 only
  2. B1 and 2
  3. C2 and 3
  4. D1, 2 and 3
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Answer: B) 1 and 2

Q53. Who among the following started the newspaper Shome Prakash ?

  1. ADayanand Saraswati
  2. BIshwar Chandra Vidyasagar
  3. CRaja Ram Mohan ROy
  4. DSurendranath Banerjee
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Answer: B) Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar

Q54. Who among the following wrote the book 'Bahuvivah' ?

  1. ARaja Ram Mohan Roy
  2. BPandita Ramabai
  3. CIshwar Chandra Vidyasagar
  4. DRabindranath Tagore
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Answer: C) Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar

Q55. In collaboration with David Hare and Alexander Duff, who of the following established Hindu College at Calcutta ?

  1. AHenry Louis Vivian Derozio
  2. BIshwar Chandra Vidyasagar
  3. CKeshav Chandra Sen
  4. DRaja Ram Mohan Roy
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Answer: D) Raja Ram Mohan Roy

Q56. During Indian freedom struggle, the National Social Conference was formed. What was the reason for its formation ?

  1. ADifferent social reform group or organizations of Bengal region united to form a single body to discuss the issues of larger interest and to prepare appropriate petitions/representations to the government
  2. BIndia National Congress did not want to include social reforms in its deliberations and decided to form a separate body for such a purpose
  3. CBehramji Malabari and M.G. Ranade decided to bring together all the social reform groups of the country under one organization
  4. Done of the statement 'a', 'b' and 'c' given above is correct in this context
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Answer: B) India National Congress did not want to include social reforms in its deliberations and decided to form a separate body for such a purpose

Q57. Which of the following statement is/are correct regarding Brahmo Samaj ?n1. It opposed idolatry.n2. It denied the need for a priestly class for interpreting the religious texts.n3. It popularized the doctrine that Vedas are infalliable.nSelect the correct answer using the codes given below :

  1. A1 only
  2. B1 and 2 only
  3. C3 only
  4. D1, 2 and 3
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Answer: B) 1 and 2 only

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