Chapter: 20 Socio-Religious Movements
1)
Which social reformer is considered to be the creator of modern India?
Raja Ram Mohan Roy
2)
Who founded the Brahmo Samaj?
Raja Ram Mohan Roy
3)
Where was the Brahmo Samaj founded?
in Calcutta
4)
Apart from Raja Ram Mohan Roy, which other reformers contributed in the
programmes of Brahmo Samaj?
Debinder Nath Tagore & Keshab
Chander Sen
5)
In which two branches Brahmo Samaj was divided after the demise of Raja Ram
Mohan Roy?
Adi Brahmo Samaj and Bhartiya Brahmo
Samaj
6)
Who was the Debinder Nath Tagore?
Rabindranath Tagore's father
7)
Which organization was set up by Debinder Nath to spread the ideas of Raja Ram
Mohan Roy?
Tagore Tattava Bodhini Sabha
8)
What was the real name ofSwami Dayananda?
Mool Shankar
9)
Whom did the Mool Shankar follow in his childhood?
Lord Shiva
10)
Who founded the Arya Samaj?
Swami Dayanand
11)
Where was the Arya Samaj founded?
Bombay
12)
When was the Arya Samaj founded?
1875 AD
13)
When was the Arya Samaj established at Lahore?
1877 AD
14)
Which is the most famous book of Swami Dayanand?
Satyarth Prakasha
15)
Who gave the slogan ‘Back to the Vedas’?
Swami Dayanand
16)
Who founded the Ramakrishna Mission?
Swami Vivekananda
17)
Where was the Ramakrishna Mission established?
Belur Math, Calcutta
18)
In whose memory was the Ram Krishna Mission founded?
The Ram Krishna Paramahansa
19)
Who founded the Satyasodhak Samaj?
Jyotiba Phule
20)
By what other name was Gopal Hari Deshmukh known?
Lok hitwadi
21)
Who started the Aligarh movement?
Sir Syed Ahmed Khan
22)
Who gave the title of ‘Sir’ toSir Syed Ahmed Khan?
British
23)
What was the first name of Aligarh Muslim University?
Mohammadan Anglo- Oriental College
24)
Who founded the Mohammadan Anglo-Oriental College?
Sir Syed Ahmed Khan
25)
Who was the founder of Nirankari movement?
Baba Dayal Ji
26)
Who was the founder of Namdhari movement?
Satguru Balak Singh
27)
Who is considered to be the real founder of the Namdhari movement?
Baba Ram Singh
28)
Where did Baba Ram Singh statrted Namdhari movement?
Bhaini Sahib, Ludhiana
29)
By what other name is the Namdharis movement known?
Kuka Movement
30)
Why are the Namdharis called Kukas?
As they used to shout while
meditation
31) What was the name given to the
marriage rituals introduced by the Namdharis?
Anand marriage
32)
How many Namdharis were martyred by blowing up with the canons at Ludhiana?
50
33)
Where was Baba Ram Singh imprisoned?
Rangoon
34)
When was Singh Sabha movement founded?
1873 AD
35)
Where was the first branch of Singh Sabha opened?
Sri Amritsar Sahib
36)
When was Chief Khalsa Diwan established?
1902-03 AD
37)
Where is the headquarters of the Chief Khalsa Diwan located?
Sri Amritsar Sahib
38)
What was the main function of the Chief Khalsa Diwan?
Coordinating the Singh Sabhas
39)
Where is the Khalsa College located?
Sri Amritsar Sahib
40)
Why was Sikh Educational Society established?
For the development of education
41)
Where was the Ahmadiyya movement founded?
Qadian, Gurdaspur
42)
When was the first anti-caste law passed?
1850 AD
43)
When was infanticide banned?
1802 AD
44)
When was the practice of Sati banned?
1829 AD
45)
Who banned the practice of Sati?
Lord William Bentick
46)
By whose efforts was the practice of Sati banned?
Raja Ram Mohan Roy
47)
When was the marriage of widows legalized?
1856 AD
48)
How much minimum age was prescribed for girls to marry as per the act of 1860?
10 Years
