Thinkers and Social Reforms CDS Questions

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Thinkers and Social Reforms MCQ Questions


13.
The Hindu Widows' Remarriage Act was passed in which year?
A.
1891
B.
1829
C.
1856
D.
1872
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ANSWER :
C. 1856
14.
Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar was born in which year?
A.
1815
B.
1833
C.
1828
D.
1820
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ANSWER :
D. 1820
15.
Which Governor-General drafted the Hindu Widows' Remarriage Bill before it was finally passed in 1856?
A.
Lord Dalhousie
B.
Lord Canning
C.
Lord Curzon
D.
Lord William Bentinck
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ANSWER :
A. Lord Dalhousie
16.
Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar's famous Bengali primer that is still used today is:
A.
Gitanjali
B.
Barna Parichay
C.
Anandamath
D.
Gulamgiri
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ANSWER :
B. Barna Parichay
17.
As Principal of Sanskrit College, Calcutta, Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar's most progressive step was:
A.
Introducing Persian as the medium of instruction
B.
Making the college exclusively for Brahmins
C.
Banning Sanskrit teaching altogether
D.
Allowing lower-caste (non-Brahmin) students to study in the college
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ANSWER :
D. Allowing lower-caste (non-Brahmin) students to study in the college
18.
The first Hindu widow remarriage under the Act of 1856 took place on 7 December 1856 in:
A.
Bombay
B.
Pune
C.
North Calcutta
D.
Madras
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ANSWER :
C. North Calcutta