The Satyashodhak Samaj was founded by

1

(a)

Periyar

(b)

Mumtaz Ali

(c)

Jyotirao Phule

(d)

Dr BR Ambedkar

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

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

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

The Mohammedan Anglo Oriental College was founded by:

1

(a)

Muhammad Ali

(b)

Shaukat Ali

(c)

Sayyid Ahmed Khan

(d)

Deoband School

A reform association known as 'Brahmo Samar was formed by :

1

(a)

Raja Ram Mohan Roy

(b)

Pandit Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar

(c)

Keshav Dutt

(d)

Rabindranath Tagore

Tarabai Shinde wrote a book named ________________

1

(a)

Stripurushtulna

The Prarthana Samaj adhered to the tradition of ________________

1

(a)

Bhakti

Brahmo Sabha was later known as _______________

1

(a)

Brahmo Samaj

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

1

(a)

Women

Begum Rokeya Sakhawat Hossain started schools for Muslim girls in ___________ and ____________.

1

(a)

Patna, Calcutta

In 1927, ______________ started a temple entry movement.

1

(a)

Ambedkar

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

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

1

(a) False

(b) True

Raja Rammohan Ray founded the Satyashodhak Samaj.

1

(a) True

(b) False

The Veda Samaj was founded in Madras in 1864.

1

(a) False

(b) True

Name the founder of Arya Samaj.

2

(a)

Swami Dayanand Saraswati founded the reform association, Arya Samaj.

Name the girl's school which provided girls with the kind of learning that was usual for boys in the 19th century.

2

(a)

The Hindu Mahila Vidyalaya was one of the first institutions to provide girls with the kind of learning that was usual for boys in the19th century.

How many "Varnas" are there? Name them.

2

(a)

There are four Varnas-Brahmans, Kshatriyas, Vaishyas and Shudras.

Imagine you are a teacher in the school set-up by Rokeya Hossain. There are 20 girls in your charge. Write an account of the discussions that might have taken place on anyone day in the school.

2

(a)

Periyar on Women Periyar Wrote:
Only with the arrival of words such as Thara Mukurtham, our women had become puppets in the hands of their husbands ... we ended up with such fathers who advise their daughters ... that they had been gifted away to their husbands and they belong to their husband's place. This is the ... result of our association with Sanskrit.
Why does caste remain such a controversial issue today? What do you think was the most important movement against caste in colonial times?

2

(a)

How were the slaves traded in Africa?

7

(a)

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

6

(a)

What was the condition of women in the earlier days?

7

(a)