The Mohammedan Anglo-Oriental College was established by

1

(a)

Maulana Abul Kalam Azad

(b)

Sayyid Ahmed Khan

(c)

Khan Abdul Gaffar Khan

(d)

Begum Rokeya Sakhawat Hossain

A widow's home was established at Poona by

1

(a)

Tarabai Shinde

(b)

Pandita Ramabai

(c)

Bal Gangadhar Tilak

(d)

Begum Rokeya Sakhawat Hossain

Peasants and artisans were referred to as

1

(a)

Vaishyas

(b)

Shudras

(c)

Untouchables

(d)

Kshatriyas

Name the educationist who started schools for Muslim girls in Patna and Calcutta.

1

(a)

Jyotirao Phule

(b)

Rabindranath Tagore

(c)

Begum Rokeya Sakhawat Hossain

(d)

Mumtaz Ali

The first Urdu novels began to be written from

1

(a)

the late 19th century

(b)

the late 18th century

(c)

the late 16th century

(d)

the late 17th century

The Satnami Movement was founded by ______________ who belonged to a low caste family.

1

(a)

Ghasidas

The Prarthana Samaj adhered to the tradition of ________________

1

(a)

Bhakti

Ambedkar was born into a _____________family.

1

(a)

Mahar

Brahmo Sabha was later known as _______________

1

(a)

Brahmo Samaj

In aristocratic Muslim household in North India, women learnt to read the __________________ in Arabic.

1

(a)

Koran

Raja Rammohun Roy founded the Arya Sarna] in 1875.

1

(a) True

(b) False

The Begums of Bhopal started schools for Muslim girls in Patna.

1

(a) True

(b) False

Pandita Ramabai was a great scholar of Sanskrit and she founded a widow's home at Poona.

1

(a) False

(b) True

Rashsundari Debi secretly learned to read and write in the flickering light of candles at night.

1

(a) False

(b) True

The Arya Samaj was an organisation that attempted to reform Hinduism.

1

(a) False

(b) True

Name one of the lower castes of Gujarat who work for the upper caste.

1

(a)

Dublas of Gujarat laboured for upper caste landowners cultivating their fields and working at a variety of odd jobs at the landlord's house.

Who were Aryans according to Jyotirao Phule?

1

(a)

According to Jyotirao Phule, the Aryans were foreigners, who came from outside the subcontinent, and defeated and subjugated the true children of the country.

Name the founder of Satnami Movement in Central India.

1

(a)

Ghasidas who came from a low caste was the founder of Satnami movement in Central India.

When did Dr BR Ambedkar start temple entry movement?

1

(a)

In 1927, Dr BR Ambedkar started temple entry movement and led three such movements between 1927 and 1935.

Name the Hindu scriptures which were criticised by Periyar.

1

(a)

Periyar was an outspoken critic of Hindu scriptures, especially the Codes of Manu, the ancient lawgiver, and the Bhagavad Gita and the Ramayana

Can you think of the ways in which social customs and practices were discussed in the pre-printing age when books, newspapers and pamphlets were not readily available?

3

(a)

What were the different reasons people had for not sending girls to school?

3

(a)

What did Ambedkar want to achieve through the temple entry movement?

3

(a)

Write about the contribution of Raja Rammohun Roy to end the practice of sati.

3

(a)

Write a short note on Ramakrishna Mission.

3

(a)

Discuss the work and contribution of Ishwarchandra Vidyasagar for the upliftment of women.

5

(a)

How did new opportunities open up for the people of the lower castes under the British?

5

(a)

How did reformers like Jyotirao justify their criticism of caste inequality in society ?

5

(a)