Growth of New India; Religious and Social Reforms After 1858.

Which of the following statements about the religious ideas of Raja Ram Mohan Roy are correct?
1. He believed in monotheism, the doctrine of unity of godhead.
2. He considered the Vedas to be internal and infallible.
3. He laid the emphasis on human reason and rationality in all religious matters.
4. He opposed idol worship.
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Which of the following statements about the Native Marriages Act of 1872 are incorrect?
1. It was popularly known as the Civil Marriages Act.
2. It was passed by Lord Lytton.
3. It legalized the Brahmo marriages.
4. It fixed the marriageable age for girls and boys at 18 and 20 respectively.
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Which of the following were the main objectives of the Theosophical Society?
1. To form a universal brotherhood of man.
2. To spread Christianity in the world.
3. To promote the study of ancient religions and philosophies.
4. To make a systematic investigation into the mystic potencies of life and matter,
known as Occultism
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Which of the following statements about Swami Vivekanand are correct?
1. He popularized his guru\’s universal message of Vedanta and tried to put it in a
form that would suit the needs of contemporary society.
2. He stressed social action without which knowledge was useless in the world.
3. He proclaimed the essential oneness of all religions.
4. He declared Vedanta to be a fully rational system.
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Which of the following statements about the \’Great Split\’ in the Arya Samaj are correct?
1. It occurred in 1892 over the question of the system of education to be followed. 2. The gurukula section advocated the adoption of the ancient system of Hindu
education.
3. The college section advocated the spread of English education.
4. The gurukula section was led by Lala Lajpat Rai and the college by Lala Hans Raj. Select the answer from the codes given below:

Which of the following statements about Jyotiba Phule are correct?
1. He came from the low caste of \’Mahar\’ in Maharashtra but was well – educated.
2. He founded the Satyashodak movement in 1870\’s.
3. He proclaimed the need to save the lower caste from the hypocritical Brahmins
and their opportunistic scriptures.
4. He founded a newspaper – New India in 1880.
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Who among the following was/were associated with the Prarthana Samaj?
1. R. G. Bhandarkar
2. Mahadev Govind Ranade
3. Viresalingam
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Consider the following statements with respect to Ramakrishna Paramhansa:
1. He was a humanist.
2. He was a rationalist.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Which of the following statements is incorrect with respect to Arya Samaj:

Consider the following statements with respect to Madam Annie Besant:
1. She founded the Theosophical society.
2. She was one of the founders of Banaras Hindu University.
3. She believed in the doctrine of transmigration of soul.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Consider the following statements with respect to the ideology of Sir Sayyid Ahmad Khan:
1. He tried to interpret Quran in the light of rationalism.
2. He gave primacy to Quran over human reason.
3. He was a strong advocate of modern education.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Which of the following was/were among the main defining features of
socio – religious reforms movement during 19th century?
1. Rationalism
2. Humanism
3. A narrow social base
4. Appeal to the past
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Consider the following statements:
1. Gandhiji founded the All India Harijan Sangh.
2. Dr. Ambedkar founded the All India Depressed Classes Association.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Which of the following was not an objective for Indian National Congress when it was founded?

One of the main causes for the rise and growth of the Indian National Congress was
the grievances of several sections of the Indian society, except a few, against the British. Which of the following sections were the exceptions?
1. Peasants and artisans
2. Landlords
3. Middle classes and Intelligentsia
4. Workers and industrialists
5. Moneylenders and traditional intellectuals
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Who was the profounder of the doctrine of \’Passive Resistance\’?

The extremists method of \’Passive Resistance\’ did not include :
1. Refusal to co – operate with the government.
2. Sending petitions to the government.
3. Boycott of government service, courts, schools and colleges.
4. Refusal to pay rents to the zamindars.
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