Widow Remarriage Act was passed in the year

1

(a)

1826

(b)

1846

(c)

1856

(d)

1876

The Satyashodhak Samaj was founded by

1

(a)

Periyar

(b)

Mumtaz Ali

(c)

Jyotirao Phule

(d)

Dr BR Ambedkar

In her book Stripurushtulna, she wrote "Isn't a woman's life as dear to her as yours is to you. Her face is not be seen, a widowed woman is a bad woman". Who wrote these words?

1

(a)

Pandita Ramabai

(b)

Tarabai Shinde

(c)

Begum Rokeya Shekhawat Hossain

(d)

Rashsundari Devi

Arya Samaj, an organisation to reform Hinduism was formed in 1875 by :

1

(a)

Swami Vivekananda

(b)

Sri Paramhans

(c)

Swami Dayananda Saraswati

(d)

Pandit Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar

Sri Narayan Guru, in present day's Kerala belonged to a low caste of:

1

(a)

Ezhavas

(b)

Mahar

(c)

Madigas

(d)

Agarias

Tarabai Shinde wrote a book named ________________

1

(a)

Stripurushtulna

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

1

(a)

Ghasidas

Two hundred years ago, most ______________  had no access to education.

1

(a)

Women

Women who died on the funeral pyre of their husbands were called ___________________

1

(a)

Sati

___________, ___________, __________ founded the Brahmo Samaj in Calcutta.

1

(a)

Raja Rammohan Roy

When the British captured Bengal, they framed many new laws to regulate the rules regarding marriage, adoption, inheritance of property etc.

1

(a) True

(b) False

Social reformers had to discard the ancient texts in order to argue for reform in social practices.

1

(a) True

(b) False

Reformers got full support from all sections of the people of the country.

1

(a) True

(b) False

Raja Rammohan Ray founded the Satyashodhak Samaj.

1

(a) True

(b) False

Begum Rokeya Sakhawat Hossain established schools for Muslim girls in Patna and Calcutta.

1

(a) False

(b) True

What do you mean by sati?

1

(a)

Widows who chose death by burning themselves on the funeral pyre of their husbands were called 'sati'.

Who are considered as upper castes in our society?

1

(a)

Brahmans and Kshatriyas are considered as upper castes in our society.

Name any two religious communities in India that allowed men to marry more than one women in the early 19^th century.

1

(a)

Hindu and Muslim were two major religious communities that allowed men to marry more than one women in the early 19^th century.

What is the literal meaning of the word "Sati" ?

1

(a)

The word "Sati" literally means a virtuous woman.

What formed the basis for the division of Indian society ?

1

(a)

The society in India was divided on the lines of castes or the Varna system.