Cluster · Indian Social Reformers and Reform Movements

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Indian Social Reform Movements and Reformers
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Consider the following statements:

1. Henry Vivian Derozio was the leader of the Young Bengal Movement.

2. He was the first educator in India to disseminate Western learning and science in India.

3. He founded his own newspaper, the Calcutta Gazette.

Identify the correct statements.

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Guru Ghasidas led which of the following movements to improve the social condition of leather workers in British India?

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Who among the following pioneered the movement in the support of widow remarriage and girls’ education in Andhra region?

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The Paramhans Mandali was founded in 1840 at ___________ to work for the abolition of caste.

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Which of the following statement is/are correct about Prarthana Samaj?

A. Prarthana Samaj or ‘Prayer Society’ in Sanskrit, was a movement for religious and social reforms.

B. Prarthana Samaj was founded in 1863 by the Dadoba Pandurang and his brother Atmaram Pandurang.

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Which of the following organisations is credited with writing literary pieces for the abolition of Sati Pratha?

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According to the given statements, identify the correct person.

a) He dedicated his life for the upliftment of Dalits and women.

b) In 1848, he opened a school for lower-caste girls along with his wife.

c) In 1873, he founded the Satyashodhak Samaj.

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Name the first Hindi-language newspaper of India, first published on 30 May 1826.

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Consider the following statements:

1. Henry Vivian Derozio was the leader of the Young Bengal Movement.

2. He was the first educator in India to disseminate Western learning and science in India.

3. He founded his own newspaper, the Calcutta Gazette.

Identify the correct statements.

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In which language was the work of Raja Ram Mohan Roy, "Gift to Monotheists" originally written?

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Who among the following founded the Ramakrishna Mission in 1897?

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Who founded Satyashodhak Samaj that supported intercaste marriages?

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Which of the following statement is/are correct?

1) Brahmo Samaj was founded on August 20, 1828 in Calcutta.

2) Raja Ram Mohan Roy established Atmiya Sabha in 1814.

3) He founded Vedanta College in 1825.

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Which of the following statement is/are correct about Prarthana Samaj?

A. Prarthana Samaj or ‘Prayer Society’ in Sanskrit, was a movement for religious and social reforms.

B. Prarthana Samaj was founded in 1863 by the Dadoba Pandurang and his brother Atmaram Pandurang.

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Consider the following statements:

1. Henry Vivian Derozio was the leader of the Young Bengal Movement.

2. He was the first educator in India to disseminate Western learning and science in India.

3. He founded his own newspaper, the Calcutta Gazette.

Identify the correct statements.

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi paid tribute to freedom fighters Chandra Shekhar Azad and Lokmanya Tilak on their recent birth anniversaries. Lokmanya Tilak was famously linked with which nationalist newspapers?

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Which of the following statements is correct?

1. Sanjivani was the first newspaper to announce the partition of Bengal.

2. Sanjivani was started by S. N. Banerjee.

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Arrange the sentences in a logical order (1-6).

  1. Her involvement with the Theosophical Society eventually led her to settle in India.
     
  2. Before coming to India, Annie Besant was already known as a radical social reformer in Britain.
     
  3. She launched the Home Rule Movement and demanded dominion status for India.
     
  4. Her admiration for Indian philosophy deepened as she engaged in spiritual study.
     
  5. As her political activism grew, she became one of the first women to lead a major Indian political movement.
     
  6. She also established educational institutions like the Central Hindu College in Benares.
     
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According to the given statements, identify the correct person.

a) He dedicated his life for the upliftment of Dalits and women.

b) In 1848, he opened a school for lower-caste girls along with his wife.

c) In 1873, he founded the Satyashodhak Samaj.

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Name the first Hindi-language newspaper of India, first published on 30 May 1826.

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Who is credited with setting up of Brahmo Sabha, for religious reforms, in 1828, which was later called Brahma Samaj
 

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Veteran freedom fighter, social reformer and feminist Savithribai Phule hailed from which of the following states of India?

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Who among the following was one of the founders of Rahumai Mazdayasnan Sabha or Religious Reform Association?

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Which of the following statement is/are correct about Prarthana Samaj?

A. Prarthana Samaj or ‘Prayer Society’ in Sanskrit, was a movement for religious and social reforms.

B. Prarthana Samaj was founded in 1863 by the Dadoba Pandurang and his brother Atmaram Pandurang.

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Which of the following was established by Jyotirao Govindrao Phule in 1873 to fight against idolatry and caste system?

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Eminent Social reformer and Women's education activist Pandita Ramabai Sarasvati was a great scholar of ____

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In which year did Debendranath Tagore establish the Tattvabodhini Sabha?

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Who was behind publishing the first Newspaper in India?

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R. G. Bhandarkar was a popular leader of which reforming society?

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Which of the following newspapers in British India was founded by Bal Gangadhar Tilak?

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In which language was the work of Raja Ram Mohan Roy, "Gift to Monotheists" originally written?

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Who was the first social reformer to view modern education as a vehicle for the spread of modern ideas in the country?

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The Landholder's Society was founded to look after the interests of which class?

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Which of the following associations was formed in Maharashtra to get social justice for the weaker sections of society?

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___________ newspapers/journals was not from Bombay.

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Which of the following newspaper or journals was published by Bipin Chandra Pal?

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Which of the following was established by Jyotirao Govindrao Phule in 1873 to fight against idolatry and caste system?

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_________ is one of the first criticism of the caste system written by Mahatma Phule and published in the year 1873.

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Who was the founder of Arya Samaj?

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Which of the following newspaper or journals was published by Bipin Chandra Pal?

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With reference to Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar, consider the following statements.

a) He protested child marriage and polygamy.

b) Due to his efforts, the first Hindu Widow Remarriage Act, 1856, was introduced.

c) He was primarily known for his scholarship in Persian language.

Which of the above statements is/are correct?

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Who led the Brahmo Samaj just after Raja Rammohan Roy?

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Eminent Social reformer and Women's education activist Pandita Ramabai Sarasvati was a great scholar of ____

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Who among the following was a pioneer in widow remarriage in Maharashtra and co-founded a girls' school in Poona with his wife?

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Which of the following organisations is credited with writing literary pieces for the abolition of Sati Pratha?

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Who is the founder of the Widow Remarriage Association (1861)?

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_________ is one of the first criticism of the caste system written by Mahatma Phule and published in the year 1873.

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In which language was the newspaper 'Kesari' published by Bal Gangadhar Tilak?

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Who among the following founded the Ramakrishna Mission in 1897?

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Who among the following pioneered the movement in the support of widow remarriage and girls’ education in Andhra region?

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