MCQs of History Chapter 7 Women, Caste and Reform

The idea of widow remarriage was advocated by

Who was the important reformer who reinterpreted verses from the Koran to argue for women’s education

Raja Rammohan Roy focused on spreading __________ all over the country.

B R Ambedkar belonged to ______ caste.

With respect to ancient India, a list of statements related to the untouchables are given below. Point out the one that is not true.

The Mohammedan Anglo Oriental College was founded by

Where did the first primary school for girls start at?

What was the occupation of Madigas?

What formed the basis for the division of Indian society?

Name the social reformer who worked for the upliftment of women in Maharashtra

___________ questioned religious texts that supported the caste system.

Which samaj was founded by Jyotirao Phule?

Name the class that belonged to the lower most strata in the social ladder of ancient India

Indian labourers were sent to work in the plantations of ___________ by the British.

______________ belonged to the Ezhava caste.

Name the person who founded the Theosophical Society in India.

Few important points with respect to Raja Ram Mohan Roy are given below. Select the one that is not true.

Paramhans Mandali was founded in 1840 to work for the:

Who supported the idea of self-respect movement?

_______________ was founded by Henry Derozio.

Widow Remarriage Act was passed in the year

Which of the reforms movement was founded by H.L.V. Derozio?

Women who died by burning themselves on the funeral pyre of their husbands were called ____

E.V. Ramaswamy was known by the name

The Satyashodhak Samaj association was founded by

______ was a book written by Jyotiba Phule.

Under which Governor General did Raja Ram Mohan Roy initiative to ban Sati?

Who was the founder of Arya Samaj?

________ were often treated as untouchables.

What is coolie ship?

Name the uppermost caste in the social ladder that existed in ancient India

Name the personality, from the list given below, who secretly learned to read and write in the flickering light of candles at night.

Name the important women personality who wrote and published a book Stripurushtulna, criticising the social differences between men and women

Stripurushtulana was written by _________.

Widows’ Home in Poona was established by ______

Among the following, which class belonged to the traders and money lenders

Who translated an old Buddhist text that was critical of caste.

The slaves of Africa were made to work in ____________ plantations of America.

Followers of Brahmo Samaj started another one in Bombay in 1867. Name this Samaj that fought against social customs like child marriage and remarriage for widows.

Who started schools for Muslim girls in Patna and Calcutta?

Prarathana Samaj was founded by

Montheism means

During which period did Ambedkar lead three temple entry movement?

His support for women upliftment made him pass the Widow Remarriage Act of 1856. Who is being referred to here?

In which language women of the aristocratic Muslim households of North India learnt to read and write the Koran?

________ encouraged widow remarriages in 19th century India.

The first Urdu novels began to be written from

Who founded the Satyashodhak Samaj?