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51.

Who among the following, started the newspaper Shome Prakash ?

A. Dayanand Saraswati
B. Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar
C. Raja Rammohan Roy
D. Surendranath Banerjee
Answer» C. Raja Rammohan Roy
52.

Who initiated regeneration of Indian Muslims in the 19th Century ?

A. Syed Ahmed Khan
B. Nawab Salimullah
C. Badshah Khan
D. Abul Kalam Azad
Answer» B. Nawab Salimullah
53.

The original name of Swami Dayanand Saraswati was

A. Mula Shankar
B. Abhi Shankar
C. Gauri Shankar
D. Daya Shankar
Answer» B. Abhi Shankar
54.

Who among the following founded the Theosophical Society in India in 1879 ?

A. Madam Blavatsky and H.S. Olcott
B. Madam Blavatsky and Annie Besant
C. H.S. Olcott and Annie Besant
D. A.O. Hume and Annie Besant
Answer» D. A.O. Hume and Annie Besant
55.

After the death of Raja Rammohan Roy, the Brahmo Samaj split into sections; the Brahmo Samaj of India and the Adi Brahmo Samaj. Who were the leaders of two sections respectively ?

A. Keshab Chandra Sen and Debendranath Tagore
B. Radhakant Deb and Debendranath Tagore
C. Keshab Chandra Sen and Radhakant Deb
D. Debendranath Tagore and Radhakant Deb
Answer» B. Radhakant Deb and Debendranath Tagore
56.

Who started the Young Bengal movement ?

A. Madam Blavatsky
B. Col. Olcott
C. Lord Dufferin
D. Nenry William Dorezio
Answer» E.
57.

Who among the following, pioneered the social and religious movement of the 19th Century in India ?

A. Raja Rammohan Roy
B. Dayanand Saraswati
C. Vivekanand
D. Aurobindo Ghosh
Answer» B. Dayanand Saraswati
58.

In collaboration with

A. Henry Louis Vivian Derozia
B. Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar
C. Keshav Chandra Sen
D. Raja Rammohan Roy
Answer» E.
59.

Sati

A. Lord William Bentick
B. Lord Canning
C. Lord Ripon
D. Lord Dalhousie
Answer» B. Lord Canning
60.

During the period of the Indian freedom struggle, who among the following started the

A. Annie Besant
B. Bhikaji Cama
C. M.G. Ranade
D. Madan Mohan Malviya
Answer» B. Bhikaji Cama
61.

Kuka Movement

A. Guru Ram Das
B. Guru Nanak
C. Guru Ram Singh
D. Guru Gobind Singh
Answer» D. Guru Gobind Singh
62.

Who among the following, wrote the book

A. Raja Rammohan Roy
B. Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar
C. Pandita Ramabai
D. Rabindra Nath Tagore
Answer» C. Pandita Ramabai
63.

Amongst the following who co-operated with

A. Dwarkanath Tagore
B. David Hare
C. Henri Vivian Derozio
D. William Jones
Answer» C. Henri Vivian Derozio
64.

Where was first

A. Madras
B. Bombay
C. Aligarh
D. Calcutta
Answer» E.
65.

Who among the following is known as

A. Swami Dayanand Saraswati
B. Raja Rammohan Roy
C. Swami Vivekanand
D. Swami Sraddhanand
Answer» B. Raja Rammohan Roy
66.

Lord Macaulay

A. Reforms in Army
B. Abolition of Sati System
C. English Education
D. Permanent Settlement
Answer» D. Permanent Settlement
67.

Who one of the following had vigorously advocated for religious education in the

A. Bal Gangadhar Tilak
B. Swami Vivekanand
C. Mahatma Gandhi
D. Madan Mohan Malviya
Answer» C. Mahatma Gandhi
68.

Raja Rammohan Roy established

A. 1816 A.D.
B. 1820 A.D.
C. 1828 A.D.
D. 1830 A.D.
Answer» D. 1830 A.D.
69.

Who of the following said

A. Lokmanya Tilak
B. Swami Vivekanand
C. Swami Dayanand
D. Rabindra Nath Tagore
Answer» D. Rabindra Nath Tagore
70.

From which area the

A. Bihar
B. Bengal
C. Orissa
D. Madras
Answer» C. Orissa
71.

'Satyartha Prakash'

A. Raja Ram Mohan Roy
B. Mahatma Gandhi
C. Swami Vivekananda
D. Swami Dyanand Saraswati
Answer» E.
72.

Who among the following was a proponent of

A. Annie Besant
B. A.O. Hume
C. Michael Madhusudan Dutt
D. R. Palme Dutt
Answer» B. A.O. Hume
73.

Which of the following reform movements was the first to be started in the

A. Prarthana Samaj
B. Brahmo Samaj
C. Arya Samaj
D. Ram Krishna Mission
Answer» C. Arya Samaj
74.

Who among the following was the founder of

A. Vallabhbhai Patel
B. Dadabhai Naroji
C. Siva Narayan Agnihotri
D. Ram Krishna Paramahansa
Answer» D. Ram Krishna Paramahansa
75.

Who among the following was the founder of the

A. Bal Gangadhar Tilak
B. Dadabhai Naoroji
C. Gopal Krishna Gokhle
D. Lala Lajpat Rai
Answer» D. Lala Lajpat Rai
76.

Who was the inspirator behind the

A. Madhusudan Dutt
B. Henry Vivian Derozio
C. Krishna Mohan Benerjee
D. Ram Gopal Ghosh
Answer» C. Krishna Mohan Benerjee
77.

Who initiated regeneration of

A. Syed Ahmed Khan
B. Nawab Salimullah
C. Badshah Khan
D. Abul Kalam Azad
Answer» B. Nawab Salimullah
78.

Who among the following, started the newspaper

A. Dayanand Saraswati
B. Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar
C. Raja Rammohan Roy
D. Surendranath Banerjee
Answer» C. Raja Rammohan Roy
79.

The original name of

A. Mula Shankar
B. Abhi Shankar
C. Gauri Shankar
D. Daya Shankar
Answer» B. Abhi Shankar
80.

Who started the Ahmadia movement in district

A. Mirza Gulam Ahmad
B. Sir Saiyyad Ahmad Khan
C. Mirza Galib
D. Abdul Wahab
Answer» B. Sir Saiyyad Ahmad Khan
81.

Who among the following set up

A. Radhkant Dev
B. Ram Mohan Roy
C. Ishwar Chandra Vidysagar
D. Debendranath Tagore
Answer» C. Ishwar Chandra Vidysagar
82.

Who among the following founded the

A. Madam Blavatsky and H.S. Olcott
B. Madam Blavatsky and Annie Besant
C. H.S. Olcott and Annie Besant
D. A.O. Hume and Annie Besant
Answer» D. A.O. Hume and Annie Besant
83.

After the death of

A. Keshab Chandra Sen and Debendranath Tagore
B. Radhakant Deb and Debendranath Tagore
C. Keshab Chandra Sen and Radhakant Deb
D. Debendranath Tagore and Radhakant Deb
Answer» B. Radhakant Deb and Debendranath Tagore
84.

Which religious reformer of Western India was known as

A. Gopal Hari Deshmukh
B. R.G. Bhandarkar
C. Mahadev Govind Ranade
D. B.G.Tilak
Answer» B. R.G. Bhandarkar
85.

Read the following statement carefully

A. 1, 2 and 3 are true
B. 1 and 2 are true
C. 1 and 3 are true
D. 2 and 3 are true
Answer» B. 1 and 2 are true
86.

Consider the following statements related to Raja Ram Mohan Ray

A. only 1
B. 1 and 2
C. 2 and 3
D. 1, 2 and 3
Answer» E.
87.

Select the correct chronological sequence of the formation of the given organisations

A. Brahma Sabha - Arya Samaj - Madras Mahajan Sabha
B. Brahma Sabha - Madras Mahajan Sabha - Arya Samaj
C. Madras Mahajan Sabha - Brahma Sabha - Arya Samaj
D. Madras Mahajan Sabha - Arya Samaj - Brahma Sabha
Answer» B. Brahma Sabha - Madras Mahajan Sabha - Arya Samaj