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Reimagining Tradition: Social and Cultural Reform in Colonial India Quiz — Meridian

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Socio-Cultural Reform Movements — UPSC Prelims Quiz

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Question 01

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Consider the following statements about the Brahmo Samaj: 1. The Brahmo Samaj accepted the theory of karma and transmigration of the soul as a definitive doctrine. 2. The Samaj denied the infallibility of any scripture over human reason. 3. The Sadharan Brahmo Samaj was founded in response to Keshab Chandra Sen getting his daughter married in an orthodox Hindu ceremony. Which of the above statements is/are correct?

Question 02

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Who among the following founded the Satyashodhak Samaj, and in which year?

Question 03

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Match the following reform movements with their founding organisations/leaders: A. Deoband Movement — 1. Annie Besant B. Theosophical Society HQ in India — 2. Nanotavi and Gangohi C. SNDP Yogam — 3. Mirza Ghulam Ahmad D. Ahmadiyya Movement — 4. Narayana Guru Which of the following is the correct matching?

Question 04

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Consider the following statements about the Arya Samaj: 1. Dayananda Saraswati's 'Back to the Vedas' slogan called for a literal return to the social practices of Vedic times. 2. The Arya Samaj split in 1893 over the curriculum of the Dayananda Anglo-Vedic College at Lahore. 3. Swami Shraddhanand founded the Gurukul Kangri near Haridwar in 1902. Which of the above statements are correct?

Question 05

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Which of the following statements best distinguishes the Deoband Movement from the Aligarh Movement?

Question 06

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With reference to the Young Bengal Movement, consider the following statements: 1. Henry Vivian Derozio was a pure Bengali who taught at Hindu College from 1826 to 1831. 2. The Derozians demanded freedom of the press, trial by jury, and Indianisation of higher services. 3. The movement failed primarily because Derozio was inspired by the American Revolution. Which of the above statements is/are correct?

Question 07

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The Sikh Gurudwaras Act of 1922 (amended 1925) transferred the control of Sikh gurudwaras to which body?

Question 08

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Consider the following pairs: 1. Rast Goftar — Parsi Reform movement (Rahnumai Mazdayasnan Sabha) 2. Tattvabodhini Patrika — Debendranath Tagore 3. Tahdhib-ul-Akhlaq — Deoband Movement 4. Satyarth Prakash — Dayananda Saraswati Which of the above pairs are correctly matched?

Question 09

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Which of the following is correctly associated with Sree Narayana Guru's Aruvippuram movement?

Question 10

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The 'shuddhi' movement associated with the Arya Samaj in the 1920s was primarily directed towards which of the following?

Question 11

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Consider the following regarding the significance of 19th-century socio-religious reform movements in India: 1. These movements modernised Indian society primarily through wholesale adoption of Western cultural values. 2. The movements contributed to the evolution of national consciousness by reasserting native cultural identity. 3. The overemphasis on religious and scriptural heritage by these movements indirectly contributed to communal consciousness. Which of the above statements are correct?