Widow Remarriage

Q. Arya Samaj attempted to _______.

1. promote education of girl children
2. encourage widow remarriage
3. encourage sati
4. encourage child marriage

Q. Widow remarriage was widely accepted before the practice of Sati was banned.

1. False
2. True

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Write a note on childrens day

Q. Who was the first reformer to talk of "widow remarriage"?

1. Ishwarchandra Vidyasagar
2. Raja Ram Mohan Roy
3. Veerasalingam Pantulu
4. Pandita Ramabai

Q. Who founded the Arya Samaj?

1. Raja Ram Mohan Roy
2. Swami Dayanand Saraswati
3. Sister Nivedita
4. Swami Vivekananda

Q.

State whether true or false:

(a) When the British captured Bengal they framed many new laws to regulate the rules regarding marriage, adoption, inheritance or property, etc.

(b) Social reformers had to discard the ancient texts in order to argue for reform in social practises.

(c) Reformers got full support from all sections of the people of the country.

(d) The Child Marriage Restraint Act was passed in 1829.

Q. What social ideas did Dayanand Saraswati support.

Q. Arya Samaj supported ____.

1. Sati
2. Caste inequalities
3. Widow remarriage
4. Child marriage

Q.

Why was the Dowry Prohibition Act 1961 considered to be inadequete?