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Who influenced Mahadev Govind Ranade to establish Prarthana Samaj in Bombay?
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Raja Ram Mohan Roy done
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question_answer2)
Dharma Sabha was founded in Calcutta in opposition to the Brahma Samaj of Raja Ram Mohan Roy. Who was its founder?
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Ram Narayan Tarkaratana done
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Radha Kant Dev done
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question_answer3)
Who among the following was the author of a Drama "Nila Darpana"?
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Bankimchandra Chatterji done
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question_answer4)
Which one of the following founded the 'Atmiya Sabha'?
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Swami Vivekanand done
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question_answer5)
"Tuhafal-ul-Muwahidin" a tract written by Rain Mohan Roy is
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question_answer6)
The Rahnumai Mzadayasan Sabha was stalled in 1851to bring about socio-religious reforms amongst the Parsees. Whose name docs not occur in its founder's list?
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question_answer7)
Who started the socio-religious organization "Tattvabodhini Sabha" and its appended journal 'Tattvabodhini'?
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Radhakant Dev done
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question_answer8)
In which year, Raja Ram Mohan Roy founded the Brabnio Samaj?
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question_answer9)
Who among the following immediately succeeded Ram Mohan Roy as the head of the Brahma Samaj?
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question_answer10)
Who among the following had said, "God intended me to look upon all religions with one eye, that is why he look away the light from the other"?
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question_answer11)
Who among the following was founded the Asiatic Society of Bengal?
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question_answer12)
The leading light of the Renaissance Movement in India was
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question_answer13)
The Bengali leader who opposed socio-religious reforms and supported orthodoxy was
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Nemisadhan Bose done
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Hemchandra Biswas done
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Hemchandra De done
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question_answer14)
Ram Mohan Roy was given the title of Raja by
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question_answer15)
The Brahmo Samaj is based on the principle of
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question_answer16)
Match the following and choose the correct answer from the codes given below:
A. Raja Rammohan Ray | 1. Tatva Bodhini Sabha |
B. Devendranath Tagor | 2. Atmiya Sabha |
C. Vivekanand | 3. Ram Krishna Mission |
D. Atmaram Pandurang | 4. Prarthana Samaj |
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question_answer17)
Consider the following statements:
1. Ishwarchandra Vidyasagar founded the Bethune school at Calcutta with the main aim of encouraging education for women. |
2. Bankimchandra Chattopadhyay was the first graduate of the Calcutta University. |
3. Raja Rammohan Roy's campaign against Sati led to die enactment of a law to ban Sati. |
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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question_answer18)
Consider the following statements in regard to the modern education in India:
1. The Christian missionaries played a significant role in the spread of modern education. |
2. The Christian missionaries supported the religious education. |
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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question_answer19)
Consider the following statements:
1. Indian social reformers during 19th century prepared primer books of Indian languages. |
2. Modem and reformist ideas were spread among the mass of people in India, primarily through English literature. |
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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question_answer20)
J.E.D. Bethune was closely associated with
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question_answer21)
Who among the following was not associated with Prarthana Samaj?
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M.G. Ranade done
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question_answer22)
Who influenced Mahadev Govind Ranade to establish Prathana Samaj in Bombay?
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Devendra Nath Tagore done
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C)
Keshav Chandra Sen done
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Tek Chand Mitra done
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question_answer23)
Who was the founder of Ram Krishna Mission?
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Swami Vivekanand done
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question_answer24)
Who among the following is known as 'Martin Luther' India?
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Swami Shraddhanand done
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Swami Dayanand Saraswati done
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question_answer25)
Who among the following had founded the Theosophical Society in the United States of America?
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Lala Hardayal done
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C)
Madam Blavatsky done
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D)
Madam Bhikaji Cama done
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question_answer26)
Which one among the following was not a demand of the Prarthana Samaj?
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question_answer27)
The call of "Back to the Vedas" was given by
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Aurobindo Ghosh done
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question_answer28)
Rahnumai Mazdyasan Sabha is associated with
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question_answer29)
Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer from the codes given below the lists:
List-I | List-II |
A. Arya Samaj | 1. Bombay |
B. Arya Maliila Samaj | 2. Pune |
C. Mohammadan Literary Society | 3. Calcutta |
D. Veda Samaj | 4. Madras |
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question_answer30)
Which of the following pairs are correctly matched?
1. Brahma Samaj ; Swami Brahma nand |
2. Dev Samaj : Pandit Shiv Naray an Agnihotri |
3. Arya Samaj : Swami Dayanand Saraswati |
4. Ram Krishna Mission : Swami Ram Krishna Paramhansa |
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question_answer31)
Match the following and choose the correct answer from the codes given below:
List-I | List-II |
A. Raja Rammohan Roy | 1.Tatva Bodhini Sabha |
B. Devendra nath Tagore | 2.Atmia Sabha |
C. Vivekanand | 3. Ram Krishna Mission |
D. Atmaram Pandurang | 4. Prarthana Samaj |
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question_answer32)
Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer from the codes given below the lists:
List-I | List-II |
A. The osophical Society | 1.Blavatski |
B. Satya Shodhak Samaj | 2.Jyoti Rao Phule |
C. Sewa Samiti | 3.Hridaynath Kunjnu |
D. Sharda Sadan | 4. Rama Bai |
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question_answer33)
Which among the following statements with regard Raja Rammohan Roy are correct?
1. He started the Atmiya Sabha |
2. He wrote the Gift of Monotheist |
3. He published the Precepts of Jesus |
4. He founded the Brahmo Sabha |
Select the correct answer from the codes given below:
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1, 2, and 3 only done
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question_answer34)
The Act Prohibiting Child Marriages was passed in 1891 due to the efforts of
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Ishwarchandra Vidyasagar and Jyotiba Phule done
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Mahadev Govind Ranade and Jyotiba Phule done
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question_answer35)
The first session of All India Trade Union Congress held in Bombay was presided over by
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question_answer36)
Match the following individuals with places and choose the correct answer from the codes given below:
A. Baba Ram Chandra | 1. Bihar |
B. Swami Sahayanand | 2. Awadh |
C. Vallabhbai Patel | 3. Gujarat |
D. N.C. Ranga | 4. Andra Pradesh |
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question_answer37)
Who among the following had founded the Theosophical Society in the United States of America? [NDA 200S-I]
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Madam Blavatsky done
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Madam Cama done
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question_answer38)
Consider the following statements relating lo Raja Rammohan Roy [NDA 2009-I]
1. He knew that the spread of Western education was necessary to develop a national and scientific attitude in the Indian society. |
2. He played a pioneering role in the religious and social reform movements of 19th century, Bengal. |
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
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question_answer39)
Consider the following statements about Swami Vnekananda [NBA 2009-I]
1. He said that Vedanta was the religion of all. |
2. He believed in reviving all the best traditions of Hinduism. |
3. He was impressed by the status of women in the West. |
Which of the statements given above are correct?
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question_answer40)
After the death of Raja Rammohan Roy, the Brahmo Samaj split into two sections: the Brahmo Samaj of India and the Adi Brahmo Samaj. Who were the leaders of the two sections, respectively? [NDA 2009-II]
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question_answer41)
Which of the statements given below about Vivekanand are correct? [NDA 2011-II]
1. He believed that Vedanta was fully rational. |
2. He criticised his contrymen for having lost touch with the outside world. |
3. He condemned the caste system. |
4. He considered the Veda to be infallible. |
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question_answer42)
Which one among the following was not a demand of the Prarthana Samaj? [NDA 2012-1]
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question_answer43)
Match the following [NDA 2012-1]
List-I | List-II |
A. lyothere Thass | 1. Satyashodhak Samaj |
B. Jyotiba Phule | 2. Dravida Kazhagam |
C. John Rathinam | 3. Self-Respect Movement |
D. E V Ramaswami Naickar | 4. Dravida Mahajana Sabha |
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question_answer44)
Which one among the following principles was not propagated by the Theosophical Society? [NDA 2012-I]
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question_answer45)
Several socio-political organisations were formed in the 19th and 20th centuries in India, Anjuman-e-Khawatin-e- Islam founded in the year 1914 was [NDA 2013-I]
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All India Muslim Ladies Conference done
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All India Muslim Student's Conference done
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All India Islamic Conference done
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question_answer46)
Consider the following statements about Syed Ahmed Khan, the founder of Muhammadan Anglo-Oriental College, Aligarh [NDA 2014-I]
1. He was a staunch supporter of Indian National Congress. |
2. Muhammadan Anglo-Oriental College was set-up with the objective of promoting learning of Islamic education among the Muslims. |
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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question_answer47)
Which of the following statement(s) about caste movements in early 20th century Kerala is/are false? [NDA 2015-I]
1. Kerala's first modem novel Indulekh attacked the social dominance of Nambudiri Brahmans in Kerala |
2. C.V. Raman Pillars novel Marihanda Varmawa written against the exploitation of peasants by Nair landlords. |
3. Sree Narayana Gum was one of the founders of the Sree Narayana Dharma Paripalana Yogam that was engaged in the upliftment of the Ezhavas in Kerala. |
4. Dr. Palpu, the first Ezhava graduals was one of the founders of the S Narayana Dharma Paripalana Yog that was engaged in the upliflment the Ezhavas in Kerala. |
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question_answer48)
Which of the following sets of newspapers reflected the concerns of educated Indian Muslims during the Khilafat Movement? [NDA 2015-1]
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Which of the following statements about the social reformer. Raja Rammohan Roy, is false? [NDA 2015-I]
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Rammohan Roy belonged to the gentry class whose power had been diminished because of the imposition of the Permanent Settlement. done
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question_answer50)
Which of the following statements about the musical culture in 18th and 19th century North India is/are not correct: [NDA 2015-I]
1. The period was marked by the growing eminence of Sadarang Neamat Khan who introduced the khayal form. |
2. A large number of musicians moved out of regional centres to Delhi where they hoped they would receive more employment and patronage. |
3. The period was marked by the formation of specific region based gharanas. |
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Which of the following statements about the musical culture in 18th and 19th century South India is/are con-eel'? [NDA 2015-I]
1. Musical developments were spearheaded by the Arcot court. |
2. Tanjavur replaced Madras as the cultural capital of classical music in the second half of the nineteenth century. |
3. Three great composers, Tyagaraja, Diksitar and Syama Sastri experimented with the kriti form lo set the foundations for modern Carnatic music. |
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Which of the following statements about visual culture in 18th and early 19th century North India is/arc correct? [NDA 2015-I]
1. Painters from Patna and Murshidabad Hocked to Calcutta and produced water colours in the English mode. |
2. Landscape and portraiture became extremely important at this time. |
3. The artists Zayan-al-Din, Bhawani Das and Ram Das were adopted by the English East India Company to produce albums of Indian birds and animals. |
4. While Indians were influenced by European artistic styles, European artists did not visit regional courts. |
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Who was the founder of the servants of India society? [UP-PCS (M) 2016]
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'Servants of Indian Society' was founded by- [Bihar J. Service 2016]
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"Go back to the Vedas". Who gave this slogan? [Bihar J. Service 2016]
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Arya Samaj was established in - [Bihar J. Service 2016]
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Who among the following woman social reformers was called 'Pandit'? [Bihar J. Service 2016]
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Who was elected the first President of All India Kisan Sabha at Lucknow in 1936? [BPSC (P) 2017]
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Akhil Bhartiya Kisan Congress was founded in- [BPSC (P) 2017]
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Who among the following lead started 'Mitra Mela' Association [UP-PCS 2011]
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question_answer61)
Which of the following colleges was the first to be established?
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Who was associated with the formation of the Deccan Educational Society? UP-PCS 2013]
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The founder president of All India Kisan Sabha as IUP-PCS 2015]
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Consider the following pairs; [IAS 2017]
1. Radhakanta Deb: First President of the British Indian Association. |
2. Gazulu Lakshminarasu Chetty: Founder of the Madras Mahajana Sabha. |
3. Surendra nath Banerjee: Founder of the Indian Association. |
Which of the above pairs is/are correctly matched?
A)
1 only done
clear
B)
1 and 3 only done
clear
C)
2 and 3 only done
clear
D)
1, 2 and 3 done
clear
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