Q. The Widow Remarriage Act was passed during the Governor-Generalship of: (a) Bentinck (b) Dalhousie (c) Canning (d) Lawrence Ans: (b) Dalhousie Explanation: The Widow Remarriage Act, officially known as the Hindu Widows' Remarriage Act, was passed in 1856 during the Governor ...

Q. The failure of Derozians to create a widespread movement was due to 1. Their Disinterest in pointing out colonial exploitation. 2. Not advocating spread of education. 3. Hostility of Indians towards their radical ideas . 4. Lack of effective leadership after the death of H V Derozio ...

Q. H.V. Derozio Taught in Hindu College from: (a) 1826-1831 (b) 1821-1825 (c) 1820-1822 (d) 1820-1823 Ans: (a) 1826-1831 A young Anglo-Indian, Henry Vivian Derozio, who taught at the Hindu College from 1826 to 1831, was the leader as well as inspirer of this progressive trend. ...

Q. The Young Bengal movement in the 19th century was inspired by (a) Ram Mohun Roy (b) Ramtanu Lahiri (c) H.V. Derozio (d) P.C. Mitra Ans: (c) H.V. Derozio Explanation: During the 1820s and late 1830s, a revolutionary and intellectual movement emerged among the youth of ...

Q. The Asiatic society of Bengal was founded by:- (a) Raja Ram Mohun Roy (b) Sir William Jones (c) W.W. Hunter (d) William Bentinck Ans: (b) Sir William Jones Explanation:  Asiatic Society of Bengal, scholarly society founded on Jan. 15, 1784, by Sir William Jones, a British ...

Q. The various founders and their socially significant institutions/initiatives are mentioned here. Select the correct statement: (a) Raja Ram Mohan Roy founded Sriniketan (b) Pandita Ramabai founded Hindu College (c) Rabindranath Tagore founded Sharda Sadan (d) Alexander Duff founded ...

Q. The social reformers and their regions are given: 1. Sister Subbalakshmi in Madras 2. Sayyid Ahmad Khan in Aligarh 3. Jyotiba Phule in Calcutta 4. Henry Derozio in Maharashtra Select the code for correct statement (a) 1 and 3 (b) 2 and 4 (c) 1 and 2 (d) 3 and 4 ...

Q. The Atmiya Sabha strove to disseminate religious truth:(a) the members believed in Karma Yoga(b) David Hare was a member of Atmiya Sabha(c) It was based on the idea of pure monotheism.(d) all the aboveAns: (d) all the above Explanation: The correct code for the statement is (d) all the ...

Q. Between 1815 – 1819, Ram Mohan Roy published several works on Vedanta 1. These were published in Bengali, English and Persian 2. Through them he led campaign against idolatry 3. He was supported by his mother 4. His aim was to assist the European leaders to understand Hindu ...

Q. Concerning Ram Mohan Roy, who was the central figure in Bengal Renaissance in the 19th Century, examine the following statements: 1. His family worshipped Vishnu. 2. His intellectual thought process was influenced by several traditions. 3. He observed that the essence of religion is ...

Q. During the colonial period India’s exports surpluses were used to settle the trade deficit of: (a) Germany (b) Japan (c) China (d) Britain Ans: (d) Britain Explanation: The correct answer is (d) Britain. During the colonial period, India's exports surpluses were primarily ...

Q. The enactment of the Factories Act of 1881 was a result of the pressure exerted by (a) Bombay Cotton Mill Owners (b) Calcutta Jute Mill Owners (c) Dundee Chamber of Commerce (d) Manchester Chamber of Commerce Ans: (d) Manchester Chamber of Commerce Explanation: The correct ...