India Towards A New Era - Questions and Answers - 1

1.What were the social norms that existed in India?
Sati, child marriage, prohibition of widowhood, human sacrifice, female infanticide, slavery, caste discrimination, denial of education, inability to walk on public roads, etc.
2. What were the factors that led to the emergence of various reform movements against the prevailing social evils in India?
Rationalism and the social consciousness created by English education.
3. What were the general characteristics of the reform movements that arose in India against the prevailing customs?
Opposition to immorality and superstition,women's freedom, education and proud of Indian culture.
4. Who was the British Governor General who abolished the practice of sati?
Lord William Bentick
5.Who is known as the father of Indian Renaissance?
Raja Rammohan Roy
6. Who was the social reformer who believed that caste system was the source of disunity among Indians?
Raja Rammohan Roy
7. In which year did Raja Rammohan Roy form the Brahma Samaj?
1828
8. When was banned the practice of sati by Lord William Bendick's law?
1829
9. Who started Indian journalism?
Raja Rammohan Roy
10. Which newspaper was published under the leadership of Raja Rammohan Roy?
Sampad Kaumudi
11. Who was the social reformer who propagated the idea that basically all religions are one?
Raja Rammohan Roy
12. Which organization was founded by Raja Rammohan Roy to spread his ideas?
Brahma Samaj
13. Which was the social inequalities existed in India that Raja Rammohan Roy protested against it?
Sati, child marriage, idolatry, caste system, animal sacrifice, polytheism
14.Who is the founder of Arya Samaj?
Swami Dayananda Saraswati
15. Who was the social reformer who declared, "Return to the Vedas"?
Swami Dayananda Saraswati
16. In which year was Swami Dayananda Saraswati founded the Arya Samaj?
1875
17. Swami Dayananda Saraswati fought against which of the social evils in the society?

1. Widow marriage
2. Denial
3. Caste system
4. Untouchability
5. Polygamy
6. Idolatry

18. What work did Swami Dayananda Saraswati do for the upliftment of women?

1. Promoted women's education
2. Opposed child marriage
3. Encouraged widow marriage
4. Established orphanages and orphanages.

19. Which is the famous work of Swami Dayananda Saraswati?
Satyarth Prakash
20. Which movement was started by Swami Dayananda Saraswati to prevent conversion?
Shuddhi Movement