Cluster · Indian Social Reformers and Reform Movements
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Who among the following great personalities, along with his followers, founded the 'Brahmo Samaj of India' in 1866 ? [RPF SI 2024] pipeline-1179498
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Satyashodhak Samaj (truth seeker society) was established by which of the following social reformers ? [SSC CPO 2024] pipeline-1179499
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gk | — | intermediate | |
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At which place did Raja Ram Mohan Roy form a reform association called Brahmo Sabha in the year 1828? [SSC CHSL 2024] pipeline-1179500
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gk | — | intermediate | |
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Who wrote the book titled 'Gift to Monotheism"? [SSC CGL 2022] pipeline-1179502
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gk | — | intermediate | |
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Which of the following associations was formed in Maharashtra to get social justice for the weaker sections of society [SSC CHSL 2023] pipeline-1179503
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gk | — | intermediate | |
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With reference to Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar, consider the following statements. [SSC CGL 2024] pipeline-1179505
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gk | — | intermediate | |
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Who among the following was the disciple of Ramakrishna Paramahansa? [SSC CHSL 2023] pipeline-1179506
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gk | — | intermediate | |
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Which of the following organizations was founded in Poona, Satara and other towns of Maharashtra that worked against Brahmanical orthodoxy and tried to reform Hinduism? [SSC CPO 2023] pipeline-1179422
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gk | — | intermediate | |
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The Satnami Movement in Central India had a motive to: [SSC MTS ] pipeline-1179323
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gk | — | intermediate | |
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______, established by Atmaram Pandurang in Bombay (Mumbai) in 1867, was a movement for religious and social reform. [RRC GROUP D] pipeline-1179285
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gk | — | intermediate | |
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The Prarthana Samaj, which was recognised as an institution that worked for religious as well as social reform, was established in Bombay by________ in 1867. [RRC GROUP D] pipeline-1179297
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gk | — | intermediate | |
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Which of the following statements about Veda Samaj is correct? I. It was established in Madras in 1864. II. It worked to abolish caste distinctions and promote widow remarriage and women’s education. [SSC MTS ] pipeline-1179245
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gk | — | intermediate | |
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Who started the temple entry movement in 1927 ? [SSC MTS 2023] pipeline-1179231
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gk | — | intermediate | |
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Which was the first socio-religious organisation established in Bombay in 1840 to work for the annihilation of caste? [SSC CHSL 2024] pipeline-1179309
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gk | — | intermediate | |
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Which of the following social reformers of 19th century India was the author of 'Stree Purush Tulana'? [SSC CGL 2024] pipeline-1179247
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gk | — | intermediate | |
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Established in 1867 at Bombay, the_________________ sought to remove caste restrictions, abolish child marriage, and encourage the education of women, etc. [SSC CGL 2022] pipeline-1179241
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gk | — | intermediate | |
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In eastern Bengal, Matua sect of social reformer, _____ worked among Chandala cultivators. [RPF SI 2024] pipeline-1179291
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gk | — | intermediate | |
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Who founded the Brahmo Samaj in Calcutta in 1828? [SSC CGL 2024] pipeline-1179329
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gk | — | intermediate | |
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Through which of the following organizations did Annie Besant promote the studies of ancient Indian religions, philosophies and doctrines? [SSC CGL 2023] pipeline-1179327
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gk | — | intermediate | |
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Who was the founder of Dharma Sabha? [SSC MTS 2022] pipeline-1179325
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gk | — | intermediate | |
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What was the original name of Swami Vivekananda? [SSC MTS ] pipeline-1179242
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gk | — | intermediate | |
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Who among the following was NOT associated with ‘Prarthana Sabha’? [SSC CPO 2023] pipeline-1179230
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gk | — | intermediate | |
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Savitribai, together with her husband Jyotirao Phule, founded one of India's first girls' schools in Pune, at Bhide Wada in _________. [SSC GD 2022] pipeline-1179233
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gk | — | intermediate | |
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Who among the following began the Suddhi Movement, which enabled the Hindus who had accepted Islam or Christianity to return to Hinduism, their original faith? [SSC MTS ] pipeline-1179234
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gk | — | intermediate | |
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Who among the social reformers following founded the Widow Remarriage Association in 1861 ? [RPF SI 2024] pipeline-1179235
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gk | — | intermediate | |
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Who regarded Vedas as the source of all knowledge and known for the slogan ‘Go back to the Vedas’? [SSC MTS 2024] pipeline-1179237
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gk | — | intermediate | |
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Who propounded the philosophy of ‘One Caste, One Religion, One God for all men’? [CONSTABLE EXE 2023] pipeline-1179239
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gk | — | intermediate | |
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Who among the following co-founded the Calcutta Unitarian Society and founded the Brahma Samaj? [NTPC CBT 2] pipeline-1179240
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gk | — | intermediate | |
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Prarthana Samaj or ‘Prayer Society’, a religious and social reform, was found in 1867 at _________. [SSC MTS ] pipeline-1179243
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gk | — | intermediate | |
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Who received the title Pandita from the faculty of Calcutta University for her knowledge of Sanskrit ? [SSC MTS 2023] pipeline-1179244
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gk | — | intermediate | |
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Who among the following was one of the founders of the Deccan Education Society (1884)? [SSC MTS ] pipeline-1179246
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gk | — | intermediate | |
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The Landholders Society was founded to look after the interests of which class? [SSC CPO 2023] pipeline-1179250
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gk | — | intermediate | |
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Who among the following was one of the early leaders of the 'Prarthana Samaj' movement? [RRC GROUP D] pipeline-1179251
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gk | — | intermediate | |
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Ramakrishna Mission was founded in 1897 by _________. [RRC GROUP D] pipeline-1179253
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gk | — | intermediate | |
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Who among the following woman social reformers, who educated at home at Poona and published a book, 'Stripurushtulna' ? [RPF SI 2024] pipeline-1179254
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gk | — | intermediate | |
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He is perhaps best known for his speech at the Parliament of the World's Religions in Chicago in 1893. Who is 'he' referred to? [SSC GD 2022] pipeline-1179286
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gk | — | intermediate | |
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Who among the following denounced the injustice of the caste system and founded the Satyashodhak Samaj(Truth seekers society) [NTPC CBT 2] pipeline-1179293
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gk | — | intermediate | |
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Who is known as the "Father of the Indian Renaissance" and played a pivotal role in the Bengal Renaissance movement? [SSC GD 2024] pipeline-1179289
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gk | — | intermediate | |
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Lala Lajpat Rai was an active member of which organisation? [SSC MTS 2022] pipeline-1179303
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gk | — | intermediate | |
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In which of the following places was the Prarthana Samaj set up? [RPF SI 2024] pipeline-1179301
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gk | — | intermediate | |
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In 1896, Maharshi Dhondo Keshav Karve set up an Ashram at__________ to educate widows and other women as he believed in empowerment through education. [RRC GROUP D] pipeline-1179317
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gk | — | intermediate | |
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Who immediately succeeded Raja Ram Mohan Roy as leader of the Brahmo Samaj? [RRC GROUP D] pipeline-1179307
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gk | — | intermediate | |
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The Swaminarayan Sampraday was established by Bhagwan Swaminarayan over 200 years ago in the present day state of ___________. [RRC GROUP D] pipeline-1179315
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gk | — | intermediate | |
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Raja Ram Mohan Roy founded a reform association known as Brahmo Sabha which was later known as_____________ [SSC CGL 2022] pipeline-1179319
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gk | — | intermediate | |
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Who among the following was the first Secretary of Bethune School established at Calcutta (now Kolkata)? [RPF SI 2024] pipeline-1179068
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gk | — | intermediate | |
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Who had founded the first Women’s University in India ? [SSC MTS 2023] pipeline-1179044
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gk | — | intermediate | |
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Who established India's first girl's school? [SSC GD 2024] pipeline-1179047
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gk | — | intermediate | |
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Which organisation was started in the Pune district of Maharashtra in the 1870s with the aim of promoting education and social rights among the underprivileged group of the society? pipeline-1300239
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Who suggested the law that the British Government passed in 1856 to support widow remarriage? pipeline-1305699
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Which amongst the following statements about the Indian social reformers of the 19th century is INCORRECT? pipeline-1286184
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