Social and Religious Reform Movement
CUET PG Practice Question
- Who is known as the “Father of Modern India” for his role in social and religious reform?
Options:
- A) Swami Vivekananda
- B) Raja Ram Mohan Roy
- C) Dayanand Saraswati
- D) Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar
Answer: B) Raja Ram Mohan Roy
- Which movement, founded by Raja Ram Mohan Roy, played a pivotal role in the abolition of the practice of Sati?
Options:
- A) Brahmo Samaj
- B) Arya Samaj
- C) Prarthana Samaj
- D) Theosophical Society
Answer: A) Brahmo Samaj
- Who founded the Arya Samaj in 1875 with the aim of reviving Vedic principles and opposing idol worship?
Options:
- A) Ramakrishna Paramahamsa
- B) Raja Ram Mohan Roy
- C) Swami Dayanand Saraswati
- D) Keshab Chandra Sen
Answer: C) Swami Dayanand Saraswati
- The motto “Go back to the Vedas” is associated with which reformer?
Options:
- A) Raja Ram Mohan Roy
- B) Jyotiba Phule
- C) Swami Dayanand Saraswati
- D) Swami Vivekananda
Answer: C) Swami Dayanand Saraswati
- Which book by Swami Dayanand Saraswati advocated for the return to the Vedic principles and strongly criticized the caste system and idolatry?
Options:
- A) Satyarth Prakash
- B) Gita Rahasya
- C) Gopal Krishna
- D) Anandmath
Answer: A) Satyarth Prakash
- Who founded the Satyashodhak Samaj in 1873 to advocate for the rights of the lower castes and women?
Options:
- A) Ramakrishna Paramahamsa
- B) Keshab Chandra Sen
- C) Jyotiba Phule
- D) Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar
Answer: C) Jyotiba Phule
- Which social reformer is credited with starting the first girls’ school in India in Pune in 1848?
Options:
- A) Raja Ram Mohan Roy
- B) Savitribai Phule
- C) Dayanand Saraswati
- D) Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar
Answer: B) Savitribai Phule
- Which social reformer played a key role in the campaign for widow remarriage in India?
Options:
- A) Jyotiba Phule
- B) Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar
- C) Raja Ram Mohan Roy
- D) B.R. Ambedkar
Answer: B) Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar
- Who among the following was a leading advocate of the anti-caste movement and worked for the upliftment of the “Shudras” and “Ati Shudras”?
Options:
- A) Raja Ram Mohan Roy
- B) Dayanand Saraswati
- C) Jyotiba Phule
- D) Swami Vivekananda
Answer: C) Jyotiba Phule
- The Brahmo Samaj, founded by Raja Ram Mohan Roy, was influenced by which religious scripture?
Options:
- A) Bible
- B) Vedas
- C) Upanishads
- D) Quran
Answer: C) Upanishads
- Which social reformer emphasized “Women’s Education” and is also known for his work on widow remarriage?
Options:
- A) Raja Ram Mohan Roy
- B) Jyotiba Phule
- C) Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar
- D) Dayanand Saraswati
Answer: C) Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar
- Which reformer is associated with the movement for the abolition of child marriage and polygamy?
Options:
- A) Raja Ram Mohan Roy
- B) Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar
- C) Keshab Chandra Sen
- D) Swami Vivekananda
Answer: B) Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar
- Which reform movement, started by Keshab Chandra Sen, attempted to merge Brahmo Samaj principles with Christianity?
Options:
- A) Brahmo Samaj of India
- B) Satyashodhak Samaj
- C) Arya Samaj
- D) Ramakrishna Mission
Answer: A) Brahmo Samaj of India
- Which leader is associated with the establishment of the “Ramakrishna Mission,” aimed at spiritual development and social service?
Options:
- A) Dayanand Saraswati
- B) Raja Ram Mohan Roy
- C) Swami Vivekananda
- D) Jyotiba Phule
Answer: C) Swami Vivekananda
- Who was the first Indian to receive a knighthood from the British for his contribution to social and educational reform?
Options:
- A) Raja Ram Mohan Roy
- B) Jyotiba Phule
- C) Dayanand Saraswati
- D) Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar
Answer: D) Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar
- Swami Vivekananda, a disciple of Ramakrishna Paramahamsa, represented Hinduism at which of the following international events in 1893?
Options:
- A) The Congress of Religions, Chicago
- B) The Paris Conference
- C) World Hindu Congress
- D) The Theosophical Society Meeting
Answer: A) The Congress of Religions, Chicago
- Who was the first to translate the Vedas and Upanishads into Bengali, advocating for the modernization of Indian society?
Options:
- A) Swami Dayanand Saraswati
- B) Raja Ram Mohan Roy
- C) Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar
- D) Vivekananda
Answer: B) Raja Ram Mohan Roy
- What was one of the primary social reforms advocated by Jyotiba Phule through the Satyashodhak Samaj?
Options:
- A) Caste-based discrimination
- B) Hindu-Muslim unity
- C) Female infanticide
- D) Prohibition of alcohol
Answer: A) Caste-based discrimination
- Which reformer was given the title of “Maharishi” by his followers and worked for the revival of Vedic learning?
Options:
- A) Swami Dayanand Saraswati
- B) Raja Ram Mohan Roy
- C) Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar
- D) Keshab Chandra Sen
Answer: A) Swami Dayanand Saraswati
- Which reformer actively criticized Brahmanical supremacy and worked for the upliftment of women and the lower castes through his writing, “Gulamgiri”?
Options:
- A) Raja Ram Mohan Roy
- B) Jyotiba Phule
- C) Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar
- D) Dayanand Saraswati
Answer: B) Jyotiba Phule