22. Women’s Movements in India (History Quiz)

22. Women’s Movements in India (History Quiz) Questions

• 1

  Who founded Brahmo Samaj in Calcutta?
  A. Ishwarchandra Vidyasagar
  B. Raja Rammohun Roy
  C. Swami Vivekananda
  D. Jyotirao Phule

  Answer - B

  Solution

  Points to Know-
  Raja Rammohun Roy founded a reform association known as the Brahmo Sabha (later known as the Brahmo Samaj) in Calcutta.

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  Why People like Rammohun Roy are described as reformers?
  A. Because they are more educated than others and had good communication skills
  B. Because they knew more than one language and read many sacred texts
  C. Because they felt that changes were necessary in society, and unjust practices needed to be done away with
  D. Because they felt society didn’t need any change and it was best that way

  Answer - C

  Solution

  Point to Know-
  People such as
  Rammohun Roy are described as reformers because they felt that changes were necessary in society, and unjust practices needed to be done away with. They thought that the best way to ensure such changes was by persuading people to give up old practices and adopt a new way of life.

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• 3

  Which strategy was adopted by Rammohun and later reformers as well to challenge a practice that seemed harmful?
  A. They used a verse or sentence which is in the ancient sacred texts that supported their point
  B. They used to do street plays and tell people about the bad practices
  C. With the influence of government
  D. They took the help of leaders who were listened by people

  Answer - A

  Solution

  Points to Know-
  The strategy adopted by Rammohun was used by later reformers as well. Whenever they wished to challenge a practice that seemed harmful, they tried to find a verse or sentence in the ancient sacred texts that supported their point of view. They then suggested that the practice as it existed at present was against early tradition.

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• 4

  Who used ancient texts to suggest widow remarriage?
  A. Ishwarchandra Vidyasagar
  B. Raja Rammohun Roy
  C. Swami Vivekananda
  D. Dayanand Saraswati

  Answer - A

  Solution

  Points to Know-
  One of the most famous reformers, Ishwarchandra Vidyasagar, used the ancient texts to suggest that widows could remarry.

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• 5

  Which of the following is true?
  i. Rammohun Roy was not interested in spreading the knowledge of Western education in the country but interested in greater freedom and equality for women.
  ii. From the suggestion of Ishwarchandra Vidyasagar of widow remarriage a law was passed by British officials in 1856 permitting widow remarriage.
  A. Only i
  B. Only ii
  C. Both i and ii
  D. None of these

  Answer - B

  Solution

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  Rammohun Roy was keen to spread the knowledge of Western education in the country and bring about greater freedom and equality for women.
  Ishwarchandra Vidyasagar suggestion of widow remarriage was adopted by British officials, and a law was passed in 1856 permitting widow remarriage.

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• 6

  Match the school set up for girls by reform associations with the states in which they opened it

  a. Arya Samaj i. Maharashtra
  b. Jyotirao Phule ii. Calcutta
  c. Vidyasagar iii. Punjab

  A. a – i, b – ii, c – iii
  B. a – i, b – iii, c – ii
  C. a –iii, b – i, c – ii
  D. a – iii, b – ii, c – i

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  Solution

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  • Schools set up for girls-
  In Calcutta by Vidyasagar
  In Bombay by many other reformers
  In Punjab by Arya Samaj
  In Maharashtra by Jyotirao Phule

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• 7

  What is the meaning of Sati?
  A. Literate woman
  B. Virtuous woman
  C. Unmarried woman
  D. Respectable woman

  Answer - B

  Solution

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  Sati means VIRTUOUS WOMEN. Widows were praised if they chose death by burning themselves on the funeral pyre of their husbands.

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• 8

  Who secretly learned to read and write in the flickering light of candles at night?
  A. Mumtaz Ali
  B. Rokeya Sakhawat Hossain
  C. Rashsundari Debi
  D. Tarabai Shinde

  Answer - C

  Solution

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

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• 9

  In aristocratic Muslim households in North India, how women learnt to read the Koran?
  A. Taught by their fathers
  B. Taught by women who came home to teach.
  C. Taught by going to school
  D. They were not allowed to learn it

  Answer - B

  Solution

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  In aristocratic Muslim households in North India, women learnt to read the Koran in Arabic. They were taught by women who came home to teach.

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• 10

  Who reinterpreted verses from the Koran to argue for women’s education?
  A. Mumtaz Ali
  B. Rokeya Sakhawat Hossain
  C. Pandita Ramabai
  D. Begum of Bhopal

  Answer - A

  Solution

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  Mumtaz Ali reinterpreted verses from the Koran to argue for women’s education.

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