Socio - Religious Movements in 19th-20th Centuries MCQ: MCQ Test (25 questions)

Question 1 of 25

Who among the following Mughal Kings had sent Raja Ram Mohan Roy as his envoy to London?

AAlamgir ll
BShah Alam ll
CAkbar ll
DBahadur Shan ll

Question 2 of 25

Read the following statement carefully- 1. Brahmo Samaj supported Monotheism 2. Arya Samaj contributed for development of education. 3. Swami Vivekanand founded Ram Krishna Mission. Answers on the basis of following codes:

A1, 2 and 3 are true
B1 and 2 are true
C1 and 3 are true
D2 and 3 are true

Question 3 of 25

In collaboration with David Hare and Alexander Duff, who of the following established Hindu College at Calcutta ?

AHenry Louis Vivian Derozio
BIshwar Chandra Vidyasagar
CKeshav Chandra Sen
DRaja Ram Mohan Roy

Question 4 of 25

Who was the following of Aligarh Movement ?

ASir Agha Khan
BMaulana Altaf Hussain Hali
CMaulana Shibli Numani
DSir Syed Ahmed Khan

Question 5 of 25

Who among the following was the founder of the Servants of India Society ?

ABal Gangadhar Tilak
BDadabhai Naoroji
CGopal Krishna Gokhle
DLala Lajpat Rai

Question 6 of 25

Who was Shardamani?

AWife of Raja Rammohan Roy
BWife of Ramakrishna Paramahansa
CMother of Vivekanand
DDaughter of Keshab Chandra Sen

Question 7 of 25

Select the correct chronological sequence of the formation of the given orgganisation-

ABrahma Sabha-Arya Samaj-Madras Mahajan Sabha
BBrahma Sabha-Madras Mahajan Sabha-Arya Samaj
CMadras Mahajan Sabha-Brahma Sabh-Arya Samaj
DMadras Mahajan Sabha-Arya Samaj-Brahma Sabha

Question 8 of 25

Which was common among Brahmo Samaj, Ram Krishna Mission and Arya Samaj ?

ANone of these three had a political mission, but they helped to develop a spirit of patriotism
BAll the three originated from Bengal
CFounders of all three were educated in England
DFounders of all the three took active part politics

Question 9 of 25

After the death of Raja Ram Mohan Roy, the Brahmo Samaj split into two sections; the Brahmo Samaj of lndia and the Adi Brahmo Samaj. Who were the leaders of the two sections respectively?

AKeshab Chandra Sen and Debendranath Tagore
BRadhakant Deb and Debendranath Tagore
CKeshab Chandra Sen and Radhakant Deb
DDebendranath Tagore and Radhakant Deb

Question 10 of 25

Which Governor General had abolished slavery ?

ASir John Shore
BLord William Bentick
CLord Ellenborough
DLord Cornwallis

Question 11 of 25

Who among the following was the founder of Dev Samaj ?

AVallabhbhai Patel
BDadabhai Naoroji
CSiva Narayan Agnihotri
DRam Krishna Paramahansa

Question 12 of 25

Who founded the Bethune College in Calcutta ?

AIshwar Chandra Vidyasagar
BRaja Ram Mohan Roy
CRabindranath Tagore
DSurendranath Banerji

Question 13 of 25

The original name of Swami Dayanand Saraswati was-

AMula Shankar
BAbhi Shankar
CGauri Shankar
DDaya Shankar

Question 14 of 25

During the period of the Indian freedom struggle, Who among the following started the Central Hindu School ?

AAnnie Besant
BBhikaji Cama
CM.G Ranade
DMadan Mohan Malviya

Question 15 of 25

Who among the following founded the Theosophical Society in lndia in 1879?

AMadam Blavatsky and H.S Olcott
BMadam Blavatsky and Annie Besand
CH.S Olcott and Annie Besand
DA.O Hume and Annie Besand

Question 16 of 25

Who one of the following had vigorously advocated for religious education in the lndian Universities ?

ABal Gangadhar Tilak
BSwami Vivekanand
CMahatma Gandhi
DMadan Mohan Malviya

Question 17 of 25

ln which year did Swami Vivekanand Participate the World Parliament of Religions at Chicago?

A1893
B1895
C1897
D1899

Question 18 of 25

When did the Akali Movement start ?

A1901
B1911
C1921
D1931

Question 19 of 25

The leading light of the renaissance movement in lndia was-

ADebendranath Tagore
BKeshav Chandra Vidyasagar
Clshwar Chandra Vidyasagar
DRam Mohan Roy

Question 20 of 25

Lord Macaulay is associated with-

AReforms in Army
BAbolition of Sati System
CEnglish Education
DPermanent Settlement

Question 21 of 25

The Scientific Society was founded by-

AWilton Company
BLord Cornwallis
CSir Syed Ahmed Khan
DNone of these

Question 22 of 25

Assertion (A): The Vernacular Press Act was repealed in 1882 by Lord Ripon. Reason (R): The act did not discriminate between English Press and the Vernacular Press.

ABoth A and R is true and R is the correct explanation of A
BBoth A and R is true, but R is not a correct explanation of A
CA is true, but R is false
DA is false, but R is true

Question 23 of 25

Who among the following Pioneered the social and religious movement of the 19th Century in lndia?

ARam Mohan Roy
BDayanand Saraswati
CVivekanand
DAurobindo Ghosh

Question 24 of 25

Who among the following started the newspaper Shome Prakash ?

ADayanand Saraswati
BIshwar Chandra Vidyasagar
CRaja Ram Mohan ROy
DSurendranath Banerjee

Question 25 of 25

Who among the following wrote the book 'Bahuvivah' ?

ARaja Ram Mohan Roy
BPandita Ramabai
CIshwar Chandra Vidyasagar
DRabindranath Tagore