Modern History › Social & Religious Reform Movements – UPSC Prelims PYQs

Consider the following statements about Raja Ram Mohan Roy : I. He possessed great love and respect for the traditional philosophical systems of the East. II. He desired his countrymen to accept the rational and scientific approach and the principle of human dignity and social equality of all men and women.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Who provided legal defence to the people arrested in the aftermath of Chauri Chaura incident?

Who among the following was the founder of the ‘Self-Respect Movement’?

Who among the following was associated as Secretary with Hindu Female School which later came to be known as Bethune Female School?

The Vital-Vidhvansak, the first monthly journal to have the untouchable people as its target audience was published by

In the context of Indian history, the Rakhmabai case of 1884 revolved around

1. women’s right to gain education
2. age of consent
3. restitution of conjugal rights

Select the correct answer using the code given below :

Which among the following events happened earliest ?

Satya Shodhak Samaj organized

Consider the following :

1. Calcutta Unitarian Committee
2. Tabernacle of New Dispensation
3. Indian Reform Association Keshab Chandra Sen is associated with the establishment of which of the above?

During Indian freedom struggle, the National Social Conference was formed. What was the reason for its formation?

Which of the following statements is/are correct regarding Brahmo Samaj?

1. It opposed idolatry.
2. It denied the need for a priestly class for interpreting the religious texts.
3. It popularized the doctrine that the Vedas are infallible.

Select the correct answer using the codes given below :

In collaboration with David Hare and Alexander Duff, who of the following established Hindu College at Calcutta?

Who among the following started the newspaper "Shome Prakash"?

Who among the following wrote the book "Bahubivah"?

Consider the following statements :

1. Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar founded the Bethune School at Calcutta with the main aim of encouraging education for women.
2. Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay was the first graduate of the Calcutta University.
3. Keshav Chandra Sen’s campaign against Sati led to the enactment of a law to ban Sati by the then Governor General.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Consider the following statements: I. Arya Samaj was founded in 1835.

II. Lala Lajpat Rai opposed the appeal of Arya Samaj to the authority of Vedas in support of its social reform programmes. III. Under Keshab Chandra Sen, the Brahmo Samaj campaigned for women’s education. IV. Vinoba Bhave founded the Sarvodaya Samaj to work among refugees.

Which of these statements are correct?

Assertion (A): The first ever Bill to make primary education compulsory in India was rejected in 1911.

Reason (R): Discontent would have increased if every cultivator could read.

M.C. Setalvad, B.N. Rao and Alladi Krishnaswamy Iyer were distinguished members of the

His ‘principal forte was social and religious reform. He relied upon legislation to do away with social ills and worked unceasingly for the eradication of child marriage, the purdah system …… To encourage consideration of social problems on a national scale, he inaugurated the Indian National Social Conference, which for many years met for its annual sessions alongside the Indian National Congress.’ The reference in this passage is to

Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched?