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                SNO.                          MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS
                  1     The Brahmo Samaj was founded by
                        a.  Vivekananda
                        b.  Dayanand Saraswati
                        c.  Ishwarchandra Vidyasagar
                        d.  Raja Rammohun Roy

                  2     Which one among the following was founded in 1840 to work for the abolition
                        of caste?
                        1.  Brahmo Samaj
                        2.  Prarthana Samaj
                        3.  Paramhans Mandali
                        4.  Arya Samaj

                 3.     A teacher at the Hindu College, Calcutta in 1820s promoted radical ideas
                        and encouraged his pupils to question all authority. Name the brain behind
                        this Young Bengal Movement.
                        a.  Rabindranath Tagore
                        b.  Gopal Krishna Gokhale
                        c.  Henry Louis Vivian Derozio
                        d.  Raja Ram Mohan Roy

                 4.     The society that existed in India some centuries ago imposed many barriers
                        on women and was caste-based. Identify the correct social order of caste
                        lines on which people were divided:

                        a.  Brahmans, Kshatriyas, Vaishyas, and Shudras
                        b.  Vaishyas, Brahmans, Shudras, and Kshatriyas
                        c.  Brahmans, Vaishyas, Shudras, and Kshatriyas
                        d.  Kshatriyas, Brahmans, Vaishyas, and Shudras

                 5.     The practice of ‘Sati’ was banned in year?
                           a.  1826
                           b.  1827
                           c.  1828
                           d.  1829

                 6.     Peasants and artisans were referred to as
                        (a) Vaishyas
                        (b) Shudras
                        (c) Untouchables
                        (d) Kshatriyas
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