Q. The movement initiated by Sree Narayana Guru in Kerala was 1. a search for tradition outside the Brahmanical or textual tradition 2. an attempt at subversion of the upper caste religious ideology 3. averse to the Gandhi-led temple entry movement Choose the code (a) Only 1 (b) 1 and 2 (c) Only 3 (d) […]
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Q. Some of the prominent social reformers and their contributions have been listed here: 1. Legal check on infant marriage – Behramji and Malabari 2. Temperance and the combating of Devadasicustom VenkataRatnam Naidu 3. Widow remarriage and female education – DhanduKhelhaveKarve 4. Attempt to free low caste people from the stranglehold of brahmins – Jyotiba
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Q. Arrange the following social legislation in a chronological order: 1. Outlawing of the practice of human sacrifice 2. Declaring slavery as illegal in India 3. Caste Disabilities Removal Act 4. Legalising of marriage of widows (a) 2 1 3 4 (b) 1 2 3 4 (c) 1 2 4 3 (d) 2 3 1
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Q. Some of the important milestones in the history of Dalit movement in India are as follows: 1. Temple entry movement: Vaikom Satyagraha 2. Advocacy of marriage without brahmin priest, forcible temple entry, burning of the manusmriti and atheism: Self Respect movement 3. Proclamation of the need to save the Dalits from the hypocritical Brahmins
Q. Some of the early 19th century socio-religious reformers and their initiatives are given below: 1. Servants of India Society: Gopal Krishna Gokhale 2. Dharma Sabha: Radhakanta Deb 3. Tatvabodhini Sabha: Ram Mohan Roy 4. Atmiya Sabha: Devendranath Tagore Which of the above are correctly paired. Select the code for correct statements: (a) 1, 2
Q. The socio-religious reform initiative was taken by similar yet quite different organisations in different parts of India: (a) BrahmoSamaj in Bengal; (b) Veda Samaj in Madras (c) Arya Samaj in North India (d) PrarthanaSamaj in Bombay Ans: (d) PrarthanaSamaj in Bombay
Q. The aim of education as stated by the Wood’s dispatch of 1854 was (a) The creation of employment opportunities for native Indians (b) The spread of western culture in India (c) The promotion of literacy among the people using English medium of language (d) The introduction of scientific research and rationalism in the traditional
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Q. Examine the following statements with regards to the East India Company’s rule in India: 1. The directors of the Company were asked to present their entire correspondence, including the documents pertaining to its administration, to the British government by the Pitt’s India Act. 2. A Board of Control was set up in Britain to
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Q. With reference to Pondicherry (now Puducherry), consider the following statements: 1. The first European power to occupy Pondicherry were the Portuguese. 2. The second European power to occupy Pondicherry were the French. 3. The English never occupied Pondicherry. Which of the statements given above is/are correct? (a) 1 only (b) 2 and 3 only
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Q. The important initiatives of different Governors-Generals are mentioned here: 1. Introduction of Dual government in Bengal: Robert Clive 2. Removal of restriction on Press: William Bentinck 3. Introduction of English education: Charles Metcalf Select the code for correct statements (a) Only 1 (b) Only 2 (c) 1 and 3 (d) 1, 2 and 3
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