CBSE CBSE Class 8 History CBSE Class 8 Social Science Class 8 Multiple Choice Questions Facebook Twitter Telegram WhatsApp MCQs of History Class 8 Chapter 7 Women, Caste and Reform MCQs of History Chapter 7 Women, Caste and Reform MCQs History Chapter 7 Women, Caste and Reform Class 8 1 / 48 Few important points with respect to Raja Ram Mohan Roy are given below. Select the one that is not true. Through Brahmo Samaj he attempted to reform Hindu society Rajaram Mohan Roy encouraged the study of local languages and wanted to abolish Western education. He tried to show through his writings that the practice of widow burning had no sanction in ancient texts. Rabindranath Tagore called him as the Father of Indian Renaissance 2 / 48 During which period did Ambedkar lead three temple entry movement? Between 1900 to 1927 Between 1927 to 1935 Between 1935 to 1940 Between 1940 to 1945 3 / 48 Who was the founder of Arya Samaj? Rammohan Roy Balgangadhar Tilak Swami Dayanand Vivekananda 4 / 48 Prarathana Samaj was founded by H.L.V. Derozio Swami Vivekananda R.G. Bhandarkar Raja Rammohun Roy 5 / 48 Indian labourers were sent to work in the plantations of ___________ by the British. China Mauritius USA Kenya 6 / 48 Stripurushtulana was written by _________. Ramabai Ranade Begum Rokya Shakhawat Hussain Tarabai Shinde Begum Kausar Bi 7 / 48 The slaves of Africa were made to work in ____________ plantations of America. rice potato cotton coffee 8 / 48 Name the class that belonged to the lower most strata in the social ladder of ancient India Brahmans Kshatriyas Vaishyas Shudras 9 / 48 The Satyashodhak Samaj association was founded by Mumtaz Ali Periyar Jyotirao Phule B.R. Ambedkar 10 / 48 Who founded the Satyashodhak Samaj? Sri Narayan Guru E.V. Ramaswamy Naicker Dr. B. R. Ambedkar Jyotirao Phule 11 / 48 In which language women of the aristocratic Muslim households of North India learnt to read and write the Koran? Persian Hindi Arabic English 12 / 48 What was the occupation of Madigas? Plantation Sewing Sandals Cleaning work None of these 13 / 48 Name the personality, from the list given below, who secretly learned to read and write in the flickering light of candles at night. Rashsundari Debi Ragma Bai Ranade Annie Besant Sarojini Naidu 14 / 48 ________ encouraged widow remarriages in 19th century India. Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar Bankim Chandra Chatterjee Narendra Nath Dutt P C Mukherjee 15 / 48 Widow Remarriage Act was passed in the year 1826 1856 1876 1886 16 / 48 Raja Rammohan Roy focused on spreading __________ all over the country. Western Education religious teachings castism untouchability 17 / 48 His support for women upliftment made him pass the Widow Remarriage Act of 1856. Who is being referred to here? Keshab Chandra Sen Bankim Chandra Chatterjee Ishwara Chandra Vidyasagar Dadabai Naoroji 18 / 48 What is coolie ship? Luggage lifter at railway platform A ship that carried many Indians to Mauritius Association of Coolies None of the above 19 / 48 ______ was a book written by Jyotiba Phule. Abhyas Gulamgiri Stripurushtulana Harijans of India 20 / 48 ______________ belonged to the Ezhava caste. Srinath Guru Sri Narayana Guru Haridas Thakur Ambedkar 21 / 48 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. Ramakrishna Mission Theosophical Society Prarthana Samaj Arya Samaj 22 / 48 The first Urdu novels began to be written from the late sixteenth century the late seventeenth century the late eighteenth century the late nineteeth century 23 / 48 ________ were often treated as untouchables. Shudras Brahmans Teachers Traders 24 / 48 Paramhans Mandali was founded in 1840 to work for the: Demands of Labour Labour Plantation Workers Abolition of Caste 25 / 48 The idea of widow remarriage was advocated by Dayanand Saraswati Jyotirao Phule Periyar Pandita Ramabai 26 / 48 Name the important women personality who wrote and published a book Stripurushtulna, criticising the social differences between men and women Sarojini Naidu Mumtaz Ali Tarabai Shinde Rama Bai Ranade 27 / 48 Among the following, which class belonged to the traders and money lenders Brahmans Shudras Vaishyas None of these 28 / 48 Which samaj was founded by Jyotirao Phule? Brahmo samaj Satyashodhak Samaj Arya samaj None of these 29 / 48 Who supported the idea of self-respect movement? Mumtaz Ali Rammohun Roy Periyar Pandita Ramabai 30 / 48 B R Ambedkar belonged to ______ caste. Mahar Brahman Gond Dubla 31 / 48 Who started schools for Muslim girls in Patna and Calcutta? Mumtaz Ali Begum Rokeya Sakhawat Hossain Sayyid Ahmed Khan None of these 32 / 48 With respect to ancient India, a list of statements related to the untouchables are given below. Point out the one that is not true. They were not allowed to draw water from the wells used by the upper castes They were not considered as inferior human beings They were not allowed to bathe in ponds where the upper caste bathed They were not allowed to enter temples 33 / 48 ___________ questioned religious texts that supported the caste system. Haridas Thakur Narayan Swami Ghasidas Patel 34 / 48 Widows’ Home in Poona was established by ______ Tarabai Shinde Rokeya Hussain Pandita Ramabai Savitribai Phule 35 / 48 What formed the basis for the division of Indian society? Gender Castes Colour None of these 36 / 48 E.V. Ramaswamy was known by the name Phule Periyar Vidyasagar Dayanand Saraswati 37 / 48 Who translated an old Buddhist text that was critical of caste. Pandita Ramabai Tarabai Shinde Raja Ram Mohan Roy Jyotirao Phule 38 / 48 Montheism means Belief in many gods Widow remarriage Belief in one god Child Marriage 39 / 48 Name the social reformer who worked for the upliftment of women in Maharashtra Jyotirao Phule Rama Bai Ranade Syed Ahmed Khan Annie Besant 40 / 48 _______________ was founded by Henry Derozio. Young Bengal Movement Home Rule Movement Aligarh Movement Prerna Sabha 41 / 48 Women who died by burning themselves on the funeral pyre of their husbands were called ____ Suhagan Devi Sati Mata 42 / 48 Which of the reforms movement was founded by H.L.V. Derozio? Young Bengal Brahmo Samaj Veda Samaj Aligarh Movement 43 / 48 The Mohammedan Anglo Oriental College was founded by Muhammad Ali Shaukat Ali Sayyid Ahmed Khan Deoband School 44 / 48 Under which Governor General did Raja Ram Mohan Roy initiative to ban Sati? Lord Mountbatten William Bentick Lord Dalhousie Lord Ripon 45 / 48 Name the person who founded the Theosophical Society in India. Helena Petrovna Blavatsky and Henry Steel Olcott Sarojini Naidu Rama Bai Ranade Raja Ram Mohan Roy 46 / 48 Name the uppermost caste in the social ladder that existed in ancient India Kshatriyas Shudras Vaishyas Brahmans 47 / 48 Who was the important reformer who reinterpreted verses from the Koran to argue for women’s education Mumtaz Ali Annie Besant Rashsundari Debi Sarojini Naidu 48 / 48 Where did the first primary school for girls start at? Kanpur Maharashtra Aligarh Bhopal Your score isThe average score is 66% 0% Restart quiz
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