Thinkers and Social Reforms CDS Questions

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Thinkers and Social Reforms MCQ Questions


1.
Who is regarded as the 'Father of the Indian Renaissance'?
A.
Swami Vivekananda
B.
Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar
C.
Dayanand Saraswati
D.
Raja Ram Mohan Roy
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ANSWER :
D. Raja Ram Mohan Roy
2.
In which year was Brahmo Sabha (the precursor of Brahmo Samaj) founded by Raja Ram Mohan Roy?
A.
1843
B.
1830
C.
1828
D.
1815
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ANSWER :
C. 1828
3.
The practice of Sati was abolished in India in 1829 by Regulation XVII during the Governor-Generalship of:
A.
Lord Dalhousie
B.
Lord Cornwallis
C.
Lord Canning
D.
Lord William Bentinck
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ANSWER :
D. Lord William Bentinck
4.
Who founded the Atmiya Sabha in 1814 as a precursor to later religious reform organisations?
A.
Debendranath Tagore
B.
Keshub Chandra Sen
C.
Raja Ram Mohan Roy
D.
Henry Vivian Derozio
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ANSWER :
C. Raja Ram Mohan Roy
5.
The title 'Raja' was conferred upon Ram Mohan Roy by which Mughal emperor?
A.
Bahadur Shah II
B.
Shah Alam II
C.
Muhammad Shah
D.
Akbar II
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ANSWER :
D. Akbar II
6.
Ram Mohan Roy's monumental work 'Tuhfat-ul-Muwahhiddin' (A Gift to Monotheists) was written in which language?
A.
Bengali
B.
Urdu
C.
Sanskrit
D.
Persian (with Arabic preface)
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ANSWER :
D. Persian (with Arabic preface)