MCQ for modern-india-1-15th-october-2022

by Vajiram & Ravi

26-08-2023

02:06 PM

1.

Consider the following pairs:

Sl. No.

Newspaper/Weekly

Founder/Publisher

1.

Bangaduta

:

Raja Ram Mohan Roy

2.

Paridasak

:

Virendranath Chattopadhyay

3.

Swadesamitran

:

G. Subramania Aiyar

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

  • A

    Sl. No.

  • B

    1.

  • C

    2.

  • D

    3.

2.

He was the founder of Newspapers like Prabuddh Bharat, Janata, and Mooknayak. The papers strongly criticized Congress and right-wing Hindu nationalists for their indifference to the question of caste. Many of his newspapers faced lack of funds due to his firm position on the issue of advertisement. He was

  • A

    Mahatma Gandhi

  • B

    Jotiba Phule

  • C

    Swami Vivekananda

  • D

    B. R. Ambedkar

3.

Consider the following pairs:

Sl. No.

Organization

Founder

1.

Dev Samaj

-

Behram Ji Malabari

2.

Seva Sadan

-

Shiv Narayan Agnihotri

3.

Dharma Sabha

-

Radha Kanta Deb

4.

Social Service League

-

Narayan Malhar Joshi

Which of the pairs given above are correctly matched?

  • A

    Sl. No.

  • B

    1.

  • C

    2.

  • D

    3.

4.

Who among the following was associated with the Theosophical Movement in India?

1. Colonel M.S. Olcott

2. Madame H.P. Blavatsky

3. Rukmini Arundale

Select the correct answer using the code given below:

  • A

    1 and 2 only

  • B

    2 and 3 only

  • C

    3 only

  • D

    1,2 and 3

5.

With reference to the Justice Party, consider the following statements:

1. It was formed against Brahmanical dominance in South Indian bureaucracy.

2. E. V. Ramasamy was one of its founding members.

3. It amended the Government of India Act, 1919 after coming to power.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

  • A

    2 only

  • B

    2 and 3 only

  • C

    1 and 3 only

  • D

    1, 2 and 3

6.

Guruvayur Satyagraha, recently in news, was led by

  • A

    Shree Narayan Guru

  • B

    C. Rajagopalachari

  • C

    T. K. Madhavan

  • D

    K. Kelappan

7.

With reference to Sir Syed Ahmed Khan, consider the following statements:

1. He established the United Indian Patriotic Association to oppose the Indian National Congress.

2. He was critical of the introduction of western scientific education among Muslims population.

3. He established a Scientific Society for the translation of literature from English to Urdu.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

  • A

    1 and 2 only

  • B

    2 only

  • C

    3 only

  • D

    1 and 3 only

8.

Consider the following statements in the context of the Young Bengal Movement:

1. It saw wide-spread participation of the masses unlike other reforms movements.

2. It strongly supported women’s right to equality and education.

3. Krishna Mohan Banerjee and Ram Gopal Ghosh were prominent leaders associated with the movement.

Which of the statements given above are correct?

  • A

    1 and 2 only

  • B

    2 and 3 only

  • C

    1 and 3 only

  • D

    1, 2 and 3

9.

With reference to Tayuni Movement in India, consider the following statements:

1. It was started by Haji Shariatullah in 1839 at Dacca.

2. It advocated that Muslims should not practice their religious rituals as India under British rule is an enemy territory.

3. It wanted to restore the old pure form of Islam by removing innovations and syncretistic practices.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

  • A

    1 and 2 only

  • B

    2 only

  • C

    2 and 3 only

  • D

    3 only

10.

Consider the following pairs:

Sl. no.

Dalit Movement 

Region

1.

Ad-Dharm movement 

:

Bengal

2.

Namashudra movement

:

Maharashtra

3.

Pulaya movement   

:

Kerala

Which of the pairs given above is/are correctly matched?

  • A

    Sl. no.

  • B

    1.

  • C

    2.

  • D

    3.