Indian History MCQ GK Set-9

Modern Indian History GK MCQ for General Studies and GK for competitive examinations such as SSC, NDA, UPSC and State PSC Examinations in India.

Q.1 Who among the following was responsible for the first lawful widow remarriage among Hindu upper castes in India?

A. Raja Rammohan Roy

B. Mahadev Govind Ranade

C. Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar

D. Dayananda Saraswati

Answer: C. Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar

Q.2 Who among the following is known as the “Father of Bengali Prose”?

A. Rabindranath Tagore

B. Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar

C. Chittaranjan Das

D. Sanjib Chattopadhay

Answer: B. Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar

Q.3 Who among the following led the Theosophical society in India?

A. Dadabhai Naroji

B. Annie Besant

C. Dayananda Saraswati

D. Motilal Nehru

Answer: B. Annie Besant

Q.4 Which among the following idea was popularized through the Theosophical society?

I. Reincarnation, karma and drew inspiration from philosophy from Upanishads, Samkhya, Vedanta and Yoga school

II. Universal brotherhood among various religions

III. Abstaining from consumption of meat

A. Only I

B. Only II

C. Only II

D. Both I & II

Answer: A. Only I

Q.5 Which among the following was/were the primary philosophy of the Satyashodhak Samaj?

I. Spread of Service

II. Spread of education among women and lower castes

III. Complete abolition of caste system and inequalities 

A. Only I

B. Only II

C. Only III

D. I, II & III

Answer: D. I, II and III

Note: Satyashodhak Samaj (Truth-seekers’ Society) was a social reform society founded by Jyotirao Phule in Pune, Maharashtra, on 24 September 1873.

Q.6 Who among the following is regarded as the first female teacher of India?

A. Savitribai Phule

B. Satyavati Devi

C. Sarojini Naidu

D. Ela Bhatt

Answer: A. Savitribai Phule

Q.7 Brahmo Samaj was created for which of the following purpose?

I. Purify Hinduism and preach monotheism

II. Criticize social evils, oppose idolatry and emphasize human dignity

III. To make faith in doctrine of Karma

A. Only I

B. Only II

C. Only III

D. I, II and III

Answer: D. I, II and III

Q.8 Who among the following was the founder of the “Brahmo Samaj”?

A. Raja Ram Mohan Roy

B. Dwarkanath Tagore

C. Debendranath Tagore

D. None of these

Answer: A. Raja Ram Mohan Roy

Q.9 Who among the following was the founder of the “Young Bengals” a free-thinker group of Hindu College, Calcutta?

A. Henry Louis Vivian Derozio

B. Alexander Duff

C. Lal Behari Dey

D. Brajendra Nath Seal

Answer: A. Henry Louis Vivian Derozio

Note: 

Q.10 Which of the following reform is a legislative contribution of Raja Ram Mohan Roy?

A. Abolition of Sati

B. Establishment of Hindu Marriage Law

C. Demolishment of Caste System

D. None of these

Answer: A. Abolition of Sati

Note: Bengal Sati Regulation Act, 1829 legally abolished the sati system in India. Even after passing the law, in 1830, Ram Mohan Roy travelled to the United Kingdom as an ambassador of the Mughal Empire to ensure that Lord William Bentinck’s Bengal Sati Regulation, 1829 banning the practice of Sati was not overturned.

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