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

The Child Marriage Restraint Act was passed in 1829.

Widow Remarriage Act was passed in the year

EV Ramaswamy was known by the name

Peasants and artisans were referred to as

Name the national leader(s) who lent support to demand for greater equality and freedom for women.

The first Urdu novels began to be written from

Tarabai Shinde wrote a book named ________________

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

The Prarthana Samaj adhered to the tradition of ________________

Brahmo Sabha was later known as _______________

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

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

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

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

Specify the contribution of Christian missionaries in spreading education among tribal groups and lower castes.

What social ideas did the following people support.
(i) Rammohun Roy
(ii) Dayanand Saraswati
(iii) Veerasalingam Pantulu
(iv) Jyotirao Phule
(v)Pandita Ramabai
(vi) Periyar
(vii) Mumtaz Ali
(viii) Ishwarchandra Vidyasagar

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

Why were Jyotirao Phule and Ramaswamy Naicker critical of the National Movement? Did their criticism help the national struggle in any way?

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

Describe the role played by Muslim women in promoting education among women.

Write a short note on Ramakrishna Mission.

What do you know about Tarabai Shinde?

Who was 'Keshub Chandra Sen? What was done by the Brahmo Samaj after 1830?

Write a short note on Singh Sabha Movement.

What is meant by Aligarh Movement? What was its contribution?

Mention two important factors which contributed to the rise of the social reforms movements in India.