1. The first major socio-religious reform movement in modern India was?
A) Arya Samaj
B) Brahmo Samaj
C) Ramakrishna Mission
D) Prarthana Samaj
Answer: B) Brahmo Samaj
Explanation: Founded by Raja Ram Mohan Roy in 1828, it was the pioneer reform movement.
2. Raja Ram Mohan Roy is often called?
A) Father of Modern India
B) Father of Indian Renaissance
C) Father of Indian Social Reform
D) All of the above
Answer: D) All of the above
Explanation: His reforms marked the beginning of modern Indian Renaissance.
3. The Brahmo Samaj was founded in?
A) 1815
B) 1828
C) 1830
D) 1835
Answer: B) 1828
Explanation: Founded by Raja Ram Mohan Roy in Calcutta.
4. Which evil practice was opposed most strongly by Raja Ram Mohan Roy?
A) Child marriage
B) Polygamy
C) Sati
D) Untouchability
Answer: C) Sati
Explanation: He campaigned against Sati leading to its abolition in 1829.
5. The practice of Sati was formally abolished by which Governor-General?
A) Lord Cornwallis
B) Lord Wellesley
C) Lord William Bentinck
D) Lord Dalhousie
Answer: C) Lord William Bentinck
Explanation: Abolished Sati in 1829 under pressure from reformers like Raja Ram Mohan Roy.
6. The slogan “Back to the Vedas” is associated with?
A) Dayananda Saraswati
B) Raja Ram Mohan Roy
C) Swami Vivekananda
D) Jyotiba Phule
Answer: A) Dayananda Saraswati
Explanation: Arya Samaj emphasized Vedic authority and purity.
7. The Brahmo Samaj opposed?
A) Idol worship
B) Caste system
C) Priesthood dominance
D) All of the above
Answer: D) All of the above
Explanation: It preached monotheism, social equality, and rational religion.
8. Who was the founder of Young Bengal Movement?
A) Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar
B) Henry Vivian Derozio
C) Keshab Chandra Sen
D) Dayananda Saraswati
Answer: B) Henry Vivian Derozio
Explanation: A teacher at Hindu College, Calcutta, he inspired radical reform.
9. The Young Bengal Movement promoted?
A) Western education, rationalism, women’s rights
B) Revival of orthodox Hinduism
C) Muslim revivalism
D) Worship of idols
Answer: A) Western education, rationalism, women’s rights
Explanation: Derozians were influenced by Enlightenment ideas.
10. Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar is best remembered for?
A) Widow remarriage movement
B) Women’s education
C) Social reforms in Bengal
D) All of the above
Answer: D) All of the above
Explanation: He worked for widow remarriage and female education.
11. The Widow Remarriage Act was passed in?
A) 1829
B) 1856
C) 1861
D) 1872
Answer: B) 1856
Explanation: Passed under Lord Canning due to Vidyasagar’s efforts.
12. The Prarthana Samaj was founded in 1867 in Bombay by?
A) Raja Ram Mohan Roy
B) Atmaram Pandurang
C) Gopal Hari Deshmukh
D) M.G. Ranade
Answer: B) Atmaram Pandurang
Explanation: Prarthana Samaj was inspired by Brahmo Samaj.
13. The most prominent leader of Prarthana Samaj was?
A) M.G. Ranade
B) R.G. Bhandarkar
C) Gopal Krishna Gokhale
D) Tilak
Answer: A) M.G. Ranade
Explanation: Justice Mahadev Govind Ranade promoted social reforms.
14. The Prarthana Samaj worked for?
A) Widow remarriage
B) Inter-caste marriages
C) Education of women
D) All of the above
Answer: D) All of the above
Explanation: It promoted social reform within Hindu society.
15. Which reformer was called “Vidya Sagar” (ocean of knowledge)?
A) Keshab Chandra Sen
B) Raja Ram Mohan Roy
C) Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar
D) Gopal Hari Deshmukh
Answer: C) Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar
Explanation: His erudition and reforms earned him this title.
16. The first female school in India was started by?
A) Sarojini Naidu
B) Savitribai Phule
C) Pandita Ramabai
D) Annie Besant
Answer: B) Savitribai Phule
Explanation: Along with Jyotiba Phule, she pioneered girls’ education in Maharashtra.
17. Jyotiba Phule is known for?
A) Founding Satya Shodhak Samaj
B) Campaigning against caste system
C) Women’s education
D) All of the above
Answer: D) All of the above
Explanation: Phule fought Brahmanical domination and worked for social justice.
18. The Satya Shodhak Samaj (Truth Seekers’ Society) was founded in?
A) 1848
B) 1857
C) 1873
D) 1885
Answer: C) 1873
Explanation: Founded by Jyotiba Phule in Maharashtra.
19. Pandita Ramabai was associated with?
A) Widow remarriage
B) Women’s education and emancipation
C) Arya Samaj
D) Theosophical Society
Answer: B) Women’s education and emancipation
Explanation: She founded Sharda Sadan for widows in Pune.
20. Which reformer was known as “Lokhitwadi”?
A) Gopal Hari Deshmukh
B) Bal Gangadhar Tilak
C) M.G. Ranade
D) Dadabhai Naoroji
Answer: A) Gopal Hari Deshmukh
Explanation: He wrote under the pen name Lokhitwadi for social reform.
21. Who was called the “Father of Indian Social Reform”?
A) Raja Ram Mohan Roy
B) Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar
C) M.G. Ranade
D) Dayananda Saraswati
Answer: A) Raja Ram Mohan Roy
Explanation: His reformist zeal earned him this title.
22. The movement which emphasized monotheism without idol worship was?
A) Arya Samaj
B) Brahmo Samaj
C) Prarthana Samaj
D) Aligarh Movement
Answer: B) Brahmo Samaj
Explanation: It rejected idol worship, polytheism, and rituals.
23. The Brahmo Samaj split under Keshab Chandra Sen into?
A) Adi Brahmo Samaj and Sadharan Brahmo Samaj
B) Arya Samaj and Prarthana Samaj
C) Hindu Sabha and Theosophical Society
D) Aligarh and Deoband
Answer: A) Adi Brahmo Samaj and Sadharan Brahmo Samaj
Explanation: Divisions occurred over social and religious issues.
24. The leader who promoted intercaste marriages through Brahmo Samaj was?
A) Raja Ram Mohan Roy
B) Debendranath Tagore
C) Keshab Chandra Sen
D) Swami Vivekananda
Answer: C) Keshab Chandra Sen
Explanation: He emphasized social reforms like intercaste marriages.
25. Which movement was inspired directly by Western liberal thought and Enlightenment?
A) Arya Samaj
B) Young Bengal Movement
C) Ramakrishna Mission
D) Aligarh Movement
Answer: B) Young Bengal Movement
Explanation: Derozians were inspired by rationalism, secularism, and science.
26. Arya Samaj was founded in?
A) 1828
B) 1867
C) 1875
D) 1885
Answer: C) 1875
Explanation: Founded by Swami Dayananda Saraswati in Bombay.
27. The founder of Arya Samaj was?
A) Swami Vivekananda
B) Swami Dayananda Saraswati
C) Raja Ram Mohan Roy
D) Keshab Chandra Sen
Answer: B) Swami Dayananda Saraswati
Explanation: He launched Arya Samaj for social and religious reform.
28. The motto of Arya Samaj was?
A) “Back to the Vedas”
B) “Service of mankind is service of God”
C) “Truth alone triumphs”
D) “One God, One Religion”
Answer: A) “Back to the Vedas”
Explanation: It emphasized a return to Vedic purity and authority.
29. The text Satyarth Prakash was authored by?
A) Raja Ram Mohan Roy
B) Swami Vivekananda
C) Swami Dayananda Saraswati
D) M.G. Ranade
Answer: C) Swami Dayananda Saraswati
Explanation: His famous work outlined the ideology of Arya Samaj.
30. The Arya Samaj strongly opposed?
A) Idol worship
B) Child marriage
C) Caste discrimination
D) All of the above
Answer: D) All of the above
Explanation: Arya Samaj promoted monotheism, equality, and social reform.
31. The Shuddhi Movement was associated with?
A) Brahmo Samaj
B) Arya Samaj
C) Prarthana Samaj
D) Ramakrishna Mission
Answer: B) Arya Samaj
Explanation: It sought to reconvert Hindus who had embraced other religions.
32. The Ramakrishna Mission was founded in 1897 by?
A) Swami Dayananda Saraswati
B) Swami Vivekananda
C) Keshab Chandra Sen
D) Rabindranath Tagore
Answer: B) Swami Vivekananda
Explanation: He founded it in memory of his guru, Ramakrishna Paramahamsa.
33. Ramakrishna Paramahamsa emphasized?
A) Idol worship only
B) Religious tolerance and harmony
C) Western science
D) Political reforms
Answer: B) Religious tolerance and harmony
Explanation: He taught that all religions lead to the same goal.
34. The headquarters of Ramakrishna Mission is at?
A) Pune
B) Belur Math, near Calcutta
C) Varanasi
D) Bombay
Answer: B) Belur Math, near Calcutta
Explanation: Established as the main center of the mission.
35. Swami Vivekananda represented Hinduism at the World Parliament of Religions (1893) at?
A) London
B) Paris
C) Chicago
D) New York
Answer: C) Chicago
Explanation: His speech on religious tolerance won global acclaim.
36. The famous opening words of Vivekananda’s Chicago speech were?
A) “Brothers and sisters of India”
B) “Sisters and brothers of America”
C) “Respected Gurus and Saints”
D) “Fellow human beings”
Answer: B) “Sisters and brothers of America”
Explanation: These words earned him a standing ovation.
37. The main message of Swami Vivekananda was?
A) Political independence only
B) Spiritual awakening and service to humanity
C) Return to rituals
D) Abandoning Hinduism
Answer: B) Spiritual awakening and service to humanity
Explanation: He combined Vedantic philosophy with social service.
38. The newspaper Prabuddha Bharat was started by?
A) Swami Vivekananda
B) Dayananda Saraswati
C) Raja Ram Mohan Roy
D) Rabindranath Tagore
Answer: A) Swami Vivekananda
Explanation: It spread the message of spiritual and social awakening.
39. Theosophical Society was founded in the USA in 1875 by?
A) Madame Blavatsky and Colonel Olcott
B) Annie Besant and George Arundale
C) Swami Vivekananda
D) Dadabhai Naoroji
Answer: A) Madame Blavatsky and Colonel Olcott
Explanation: Later it became popular in India.
40. The headquarters of Theosophical Society in India was established at?
A) Madras (Adyar)
B) Bombay
C) Calcutta
D) Pune
Answer: A) Madras (Adyar)
Explanation: Established in 1882; Adyar became world HQ.
41. Annie Besant, a prominent Theosophist, became the first woman President of INC in?
A) 1905
B) 1911
C) 1917
D) 1920
Answer: C) 1917
Explanation: She presided over the Calcutta Session of the Congress.
42. The main focus of Theosophical Society in India was?
A) Political agitation
B) Revival of ancient Indian religions and spiritualism
C) Industrial development
D) Women’s franchise
Answer: B) Revival of ancient Indian religions and spiritualism
Explanation: It emphasized Hinduism, Buddhism, and Vedanta.
43. Theosophical Society’s greatest impact was in?
A) Bengal
B) Madras Presidency
C) Punjab
D) Maharashtra
Answer: B) Madras Presidency
Explanation: Its headquarters at Adyar influenced South India deeply.
44. Annie Besant was associated with which two major movements in India?
A) Women’s rights and Khilafat Movement
B) Theosophical Society and Home Rule Movement
C) Arya Samaj and Brahmo Samaj
D) Social service and Peasant Movement
Answer: B) Theosophical Society and Home Rule Movement
Explanation: She combined spiritual revival with political awakening.
45. The Ramakrishna Mission worked mainly in the field of?
A) Armed struggle
B) Social service, education, and health
C) Agriculture
D) Politics
Answer: B) Social service, education, and health
Explanation: It emphasized service as a form of worship.
46. Swami Vivekananda believed the real strength of India lay in?
A) Its political leaders
B) Its peasants
C) Its spiritual heritage and common masses
D) Its rulers
Answer: C) Its spiritual heritage and common masses
Explanation: He emphasized uplifting masses through education and service.
47. Dayananda Saraswati’s famous slogan was?
A) “Swaraj is my birthright”
B) “Go back to the Vedas”
C) “Do or Die”
D) “Service to man is service to God”
Answer: B) “Go back to the Vedas”
Explanation: It became the guiding principle of Arya Samaj.
48. Who said, “Arise, awake, and stop not till the goal is reached”?
A) Dayananda Saraswati
B) Swami Vivekananda
C) Annie Besant
D) Gandhi
Answer: B) Swami Vivekananda
Explanation: His inspirational call motivated Indian youth.
49. Arya Samaj played a significant role in?
A) National movement
B) Social reform and education
C) Shuddhi and cow protection movements
D) All of the above
Answer: D) All of the above
Explanation: It had wide influence in North India.
50. The journal New India was started by?
A) Dayananda Saraswati
B) Annie Besant
C) Vivekananda
D) Tilak
Answer: B) Annie Besant
Explanation: It spread nationalist and theosophical ideas.
51. The Aligarh Movement was started by?
A) Syed Ahmad Khan
B) Muhammad Iqbal
C) Shibli Nomani
D) Maulana Azad
Answer: A) Syed Ahmad Khan
Explanation: He sought modern education and reform among Muslims.
52. The Muhammadan Anglo-Oriental College (1875) later became?
A) Jamia Millia Islamia
B) Banaras Hindu University
C) Aligarh Muslim University
D) Osmania University
Answer: C) Aligarh Muslim University
Explanation: It became AMU in 1920.
53. Sir Syed Ahmed Khan emphasized?
A) Modern Western education
B) Blind orthodoxy
C) Armed struggle
D) Complete isolation from British
Answer: A) Modern Western education
Explanation: He urged Muslims to adopt scientific and rational outlook.
54. Which journal was started by Sir Syed Ahmed Khan?
A) Tahzib-ul-Akhlaq
B) Indian Mirror
C) Hindustan Times
D) The Comrade
Answer: A) Tahzib-ul-Akhlaq
Explanation: It promoted modern ideas among Muslims.
55. The Aligarh Movement mainly focused on?
A) Political agitation
B) Religious revival only
C) Social reform and education
D) Hindu-Muslim unity
Answer: C) Social reform and education
Explanation: It promoted modern learning to uplift Muslims.
56. Sir Syed Ahmed Khan’s approach towards British rule was?
A) Anti-British and revolutionary
B) Loyalist and cooperative
C) Neutral and indifferent
D) Violent resistance
Answer: B) Loyalist and cooperative
Explanation: He believed Muslims should cooperate with the British.
57. The Deoband Movement was founded in?
A) 1857
B) 1866
C) 1875
D) 1885
Answer: B) 1866
Explanation: Founded at Deoband (UP) to promote Islamic education.
58. The founder of the Darul Uloom at Deoband was?
A) Syed Ahmed Khan
B) Muhammad Qasim Nanotavi
C) Rashid Ahmad Gangohi
D) Both B and C
Answer: D) Both B and C
Explanation: Muhammad Qasim Nanotavi and Rashid Ahmad Gangohi founded it in 1866.
59. The Deoband Movement was different from the Aligarh Movement because?
A) It emphasized Western education
B) It emphasized traditional Islamic education
C) It was pro-British
D) It opposed religion
Answer: B) It emphasized traditional Islamic education
Explanation: It sought revival of Islam through madrasa learning.
60. The Wahhabi Movement in India was led by?
A) Syed Ahmad of Rae Bareli
B) Syed Ahmed Khan
C) Muhammad Qasim Nanotavi
D) Rashid Ahmad Gangohi
Answer: A) Syed Ahmad of Rae Bareli
Explanation: He launched Wahhabi movement for purifying Islam.
61. The Wahhabi Movement began in India around?
A) 1800
B) 1818
C) 1820
D) 1831
Answer: B) 1818
Explanation: It spread in NW provinces, Bengal, and Deccan.
62. The main aim of the Wahhabi Movement was?
A) Establish Western education
B) Purify Islam and oppose un-Islamic practices
C) Promote Hindu-Muslim unity
D) Spread Sufism
Answer: B) Purify Islam and oppose un-Islamic practices
Explanation: It followed the teachings of Abdul Wahhab of Arabia.
63. The Sikh reform movement in the late 19th century was called?
A) Nirankari Movement
B) Singh Sabha Movement
C) Arya Samaj
D) Brahmo Samaj
Answer: B) Singh Sabha Movement
Explanation: It was founded in 1873 to reform Sikhism.
64. The main aim of the Singh Sabha Movement was?
A) Westernization
B) Revival of Sikh religion, Punjabi language, and education
C) Hinduization of Sikhs
D) Political agitation
Answer: B) Revival of Sikh religion, Punjabi language, and education
Explanation: It sought to restore Sikh identity and values.
65. The Nirankari Movement among Sikhs emphasized?
A) Idol worship
B) Purification of Sikh religion and opposition to rituals
C) Hindu scriptures
D) Christian missionaries
Answer: B) Purification of Sikh religion and opposition to rituals
Explanation: It sought to return to Guru Nanak’s original teachings.
66. The Parsi reform movement in 19th century was led by?
A) Dadabhai Naoroji and Naoroji Furdonji
B) M.G. Ranade
C) Annie Besant
D) Dinshaw Wacha
Answer: A) Dadabhai Naoroji and Naoroji Furdonji
Explanation: They started social reform movements among Parsis.
67. The Rahnumai Mazdayasnan Sabha (Religious Reform Association) was founded in 1851 by?
A) Dadabhai Naoroji and J.B. Petit
B) Naoroji Furdonji and S.S. Bengalee
C) M.G. Ranade and Gopal Hari Deshmukh
D) Annie Besant and Blavatsky
Answer: B) Naoroji Furdonji and S.S. Bengalee
Explanation: It worked for modernization among Parsis.
68. The Rahnumai Mazdayasnan Sabha aimed at?
A) Political agitation
B) Reform in Zoroastrian religion, women’s education, social progress
C) Conversion to Christianity
D) Separation from Indian society
Answer: B) Reform in Zoroastrian religion, women’s education, social progress
Explanation: It modernized Parsi society in Bombay.
69. The Aligarh Movement’s greatest contribution was?
A) Political awakening among Muslims
B) Spread of modern scientific and Western education
C) Rejection of all reforms
D) Armed struggle against British
Answer: B) Spread of modern scientific and Western education
Explanation: It uplifted Muslims through education.
70. The Deoband Movement’s main limitation was?
A) Its rejection of Western education
B) Its support for Hindu reform movements
C) Its acceptance of British rule
D) Its opposition to Islam
Answer: A) Its rejection of Western education
Explanation: It emphasized only traditional religious learning.
71. The Wahhabi Movement was viewed by the British as?
A) Social reform only
B) A political-religious threat and rebellion
C) Harmless spiritual revival
D) Peasant movement
Answer: B) A political-religious threat and rebellion
Explanation: It was suppressed as a “conspiracy”.
72. The Singh Sabha Movement later gave rise to?
A) Khalistan Movement
B) Akali Movement
C) Arya Samaj
D) Theosophical Society
Answer: B) Akali Movement
Explanation: Akali agitation for control of gurdwaras emerged from Singh Sabha reform.
73. The motto of the Rahnumai Mazdayasnan Sabha was?
A) “Back to the Vedas”
B) “Restore purity of Zoroastrian religion”
C) “Service of mankind is service of God”
D) “Go back to Guru Nanak”
Answer: B) “Restore purity of Zoroastrian religion”
Explanation: It aimed to reform Parsi religion on rational lines.
74. Sir Syed Ahmed Khan’s Aligarh Movement was criticized by orthodox Muslims because?
A) He opposed English education
B) He supported British loyalty and Western education
C) He promoted armed revolt
D) He denounced Islam
Answer: B) He supported British loyalty and Western education
Explanation: Orthodox ulama accused him of siding with British.
75. Which of the following movements was most strongly anti-Western in approach?
A) Aligarh Movement
B) Deoband Movement
C) Parsi Reform Movement
D) Theosophical Society
Answer: B) Deoband Movement
Explanation: It rejected Western ideas and stuck to Islamic traditions.
76. The socio-religious reform movements of 19th century are often described as?
A) Indian Renaissance
B) Indian Industrial Revolution
C) Hindu Revivalism only
D) British Enlightenment
Answer: A) Indian Renaissance
Explanation: They revived Indian society with modern, rational, and reformist ideas.
77. Which reformer is regarded as the “Father of Indian Renaissance”?
A) Dayananda Saraswati
B) Raja Ram Mohan Roy
C) Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar
D) Swami Vivekananda
Answer: B) Raja Ram Mohan Roy
Explanation: His Brahmo Samaj reforms initiated the Renaissance spirit.
78. The main limitation of socio-religious reform movements was?
A) They ignored caste and women issues
B) They remained confined to urban educated elites
C) They rejected Indian tradition completely
D) They promoted armed revolution
Answer: B) They remained confined to urban educated elites
Explanation: Most reforms had little impact on rural India initially.
79. Which movement promoted widow remarriage and women’s education in Maharashtra?
A) Arya Samaj
B) Satya Shodhak Samaj
C) Singh Sabha Movement
D) Theosophical Society
Answer: B) Satya Shodhak Samaj
Explanation: Founded by Jyotiba Phule for social justice.
80. The practice of Sati was abolished in 1829 largely due to efforts of?
A) Dayananda Saraswati
B) Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar
C) Raja Ram Mohan Roy
D) M.G. Ranade
Answer: C) Raja Ram Mohan Roy
Explanation: He campaigned tirelessly for abolition of Sati.
81. Which movement is called the “Indian Protestant Movement”?
A) Arya Samaj
B) Brahmo Samaj
C) Prarthana Samaj
D) Aligarh Movement
Answer: B) Brahmo Samaj
Explanation: It resembled Protestant reforms in Christianity with rational outlook.
82. Which reformer gave the slogan “Arise, Awake and Stop not till the goal is reached”?
A) Dayananda Saraswati
B) Swami Vivekananda
C) Keshab Chandra Sen
D) Annie Besant
Answer: B) Swami Vivekananda
Explanation: He inspired Indian youth through this call.
83. Which socio-religious reform movement was most influential in Punjab?
A) Brahmo Samaj
B) Arya Samaj
C) Prarthana Samaj
D) Aligarh Movement
Answer: B) Arya Samaj
Explanation: Arya Samaj had deep roots in Punjab and North India.
84. Who said: “If you want to know India, study Vivekananda”?
A) Mahatma Gandhi
B) Rabindranath Tagore
C) Bal Gangadhar Tilak
D) Jawaharlal Nehru
Answer: B) Rabindranath Tagore
Explanation: He recognized Vivekananda’s impact on national spirit.
85. Which reformer worked extensively for abolition of child marriage and widow remarriage in Bengal?
A) Raja Ram Mohan Roy
B) Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar
C) Swami Vivekananda
D) M.G. Ranade
Answer: B) Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar
Explanation: His efforts led to Widow Remarriage Act (1856).
86. Which reformer is credited with pioneering girls’ education in India?
A) Annie Besant
B) Pandita Ramabai
C) Savitribai Phule
D) Sarojini Naidu
Answer: C) Savitribai Phule
Explanation: Along with Jyotiba Phule, she opened schools for girls in Pune.
87. Theosophical Society’s biggest impact was in?
A) Punjab
B) Bengal
C) Madras Presidency
D) Bombay
Answer: C) Madras Presidency
Explanation: Its headquarters at Adyar made it influential in South India.
88. Which reformer strongly opposed caste and untouchability in Maharashtra?
A) Gopal Hari Deshmukh
B) Jyotiba Phule
C) Bal Gangadhar Tilak
D) Dayananda Saraswati
Answer: B) Jyotiba Phule
Explanation: Through Satya Shodhak Samaj he challenged caste oppression.
89. Who was the first woman to preside over the Indian National Congress?
A) Annie Besant
B) Sarojini Naidu
C) Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit
D) Pandita Ramabai
Answer: A) Annie Besant
Explanation: She presided at the 1917 Calcutta Session.
90. Which reform movement is regarded as the most orthodox among Muslims?
A) Aligarh Movement
B) Wahhabi Movement
C) Deoband Movement
D) Parsi Reform Movement
Answer: C) Deoband Movement
Explanation: It emphasized traditional Islamic education and orthodoxy.
91. Which reform movement among Sikhs later gave rise to the Akali Movement?
A) Nirankari Movement
B) Singh Sabha Movement
C) Brahmo Samaj
D) Arya Samaj
Answer: B) Singh Sabha Movement
Explanation: Singh Sabha reforms led to Akali struggle for gurdwara reforms.
92. Who among the following was known as “Lokhitwadi”?
A) Gopal Hari Deshmukh
B) Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar
C) M.G. Ranade
D) Dadabhai Naoroji
Answer: A) Gopal Hari Deshmukh
Explanation: He wrote extensively on social reforms under the pen name Lokhitwadi.
93. Which reformer said: “Service to man is service to God”?
A) Raja Ram Mohan Roy
B) Swami Vivekananda
C) Dayananda Saraswati
D) Annie Besant
Answer: B) Swami Vivekananda
Explanation: He emphasized spirituality through service.
94. The Wahhabi Movement in India was suppressed by the British as?
A) A social reform movement
B) A political-religious rebellion
C) Harmless educational revival
D) Hindu reform agitation
Answer: B) A political-religious rebellion
Explanation: British treated Wahhabis as rebels and conspirators.
95. Which reformer was instrumental in founding the Widow Home (Sharada Sadan) in Pune?
A) Savitribai Phule
B) Pandita Ramabai
C) Annie Besant
D) Tarabai Shinde
Answer: B) Pandita Ramabai
Explanation: She worked for widows’ rehabilitation and education.
96. Which movement stressed on “universal brotherhood of man” and revival of Hinduism and Buddhism?
A) Arya Samaj
B) Theosophical Society
C) Brahmo Samaj
D) Aligarh Movement
Answer: B) Theosophical Society
Explanation: It promoted the idea of global spiritual unity.
97. Who was called “Martin Luther of India” for his reforms?
A) Swami Vivekananda
B) Dayananda Saraswati
C) Raja Ram Mohan Roy
D) Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar
Answer: B) Dayananda Saraswati
Explanation: His call for “Back to Vedas” paralleled Protestant reforms.
98. Which reform movement was most directly influenced by Western liberalism and Enlightenment?
A) Arya Samaj
B) Young Bengal Movement
C) Singh Sabha Movement
D) Deoband Movement
Answer: B) Young Bengal Movement
Explanation: Derozians promoted rationalism, secularism, and women’s rights.
99. The overall contribution of socio-religious reform movements was?
A) Revival of orthodoxy
B) Political independence
C) Social awakening, modernization, and national consciousness
D) Exclusive Hindu dominance
Answer: C) Social awakening, modernization, and national consciousness
Explanation: They laid the foundation for India’s modern nationalism.
100. Which of the following best describes the legacy of these movements?
A) They brought immediate equality in society
B) They failed completely
C) They initiated long-term social change and prepared ground for nationalism
D) They remained purely religious and apolitical
Answer: C) They initiated long-term social change and prepared ground for nationalism
Explanation: Though limited in scope, they reshaped India’s social and national identity.