Prarthana Samaj and Sathya Shodhak Samaj

Q.

What social ideas did the following people support?

a. Rammohun Roy

b. Dayanand Saraswati

c. Veerasalingam Pantulu

d. Jyotirao Phule

e. Pandita Ramabai

f. Periyar

g. Mumtaz Ali

h. Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar

Q.

Describe how the issue of caste was included in novels in India. By referring to any two novels, discuss the ways in which they tried to make readers think about existing social issues.

Q. The main aim of the Prarthana Samaj was to solve various social problems faced by the upper caste men.

1. True
2. False

Q. Who was the founder of the Prarthana Samaj?

1. Swami Vivekananda
2. Swami Dayanand Saraswati
3. Jyothiba Phule
4. Dr. Athma Ram Panduranga

Q. The Prarthana Samaj was founded by in 1867.

1. Jyothiba Phule
2. Athma Ram Panduranga
3. Rabindranath Tagore

Q.

The Prarthana Samaj was founded in 1867 in Bombay by

Q. Justice Ranade of the Prarthana Samaj worked for the prohibition of child marriage and discrimination against widows.

1. True
2. False

Q. When was the Sathya Shodhak Samaj founded by Jyothiba Phule?

1. 1870
2. 1875
3. 1880
4. 1873

Q. <!--td {border: 1px solid #ccc;}br {mso-data-placement:same-cell;}--> Which among the following leaders are associated with the Prarthana Samaj?

1. Lala Lajpat Rai
2. R.G. Bhandarkar
3. Mahadeva Govinda Ranade
4. N.G. Chandravarkar

Q. <!--td {border: 1px solid #ccc;}br {mso-data-placement:same-cell;}--> What was the aim of the Sathya Shodhak Samaj?

1. Promoting Hinduism
2. Promoting western education
3. Equal rights to non-Brahmins and women
4. Advocated monotheism

Q. <!--td {border: 1px solid #ccc;}br {mso-data-placement:same-cell;}--> _________ was the founder of Sathya Shodhak Samaj.

1. R.G. Bhandarkar
2. Mahatma Jyothiba Phule
3. Mahadeva Govinda Ranade
4. R.G. Bhandarkar

Q. This organisation started a movement for religious and social reform in Bombay, India. Dr Athma Ram Panduranga founded it in 1867. It tried to solve various social problems faced by the women and the people of the lower caste. Identify this organisation.

1. Prarthana Samaj
2. Arya Samaj
3. Sathya Shodak Samaj
4. Paramhansa Samaj

Q. He was an Indian social reformer who worked for expanding educational opportunities for the people of lower castes and women in Maharashtra. He launched the Satya Shodhak Samaj, and his wife supported his endeavours for women's education. Identify this person.

1. Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar
2. Vinobha Bhave
3. Babasaheb Ambedkar
4. Jyothiba Phule

Q. Which Indian reformer formed the Sathya Shodhak Samaj to challenge caste-based discrimination?

1. Swami Vivekananda
2. Swami Dayanand Saraswati
3. Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar
4. Mahatma Jyothiba Phule

Q. Choose the correct pair of organisations and the year of its formation.

1. Arya Samaj
2. Prarthana Samaj
3. Dravida Kalagam
4. 1867
5. 1875
6. 1944