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Religious reforms movements & association - Test Set 4

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  1. Question 1

    WBCS Prelims 2014
    Where did Theosophical Society established its Headquarters in India?
    1. Adyar
    2. Belur
    3. Avadi
    4. Vellore
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  2. Question 2

    WBCS Prelims 2013
    The Prarthana Samaj was established by
    1. M. G. Ranade
    2. Atmaram Panduranaga
    3. Ram Mohan Roy
    4. Keshab Sen
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  3. Question 3

    WBCS Prelims 2010
    Who founded the Indian Association in Calcutta?
    1. W. C. Banerjee
    2. S. N. Banerjee
    3. Subhas Chandra Bose
    4. Chittaranjan Das
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  4. Question 4

    WBCS Prelims 2010
    Who founded the 'School Book Society' ?
    1. William Jones
    2. Hyde East
    3. D. Bethune
    4. David Hare
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  5. Question 5

    WBCS Prelims 2009
    Who was the founder of Hindu Mela?
    1. Nabagopal Mitra
    2. Bal Gangadhar Tilak
    3. Akshay Kumar Datta
    4. Surendranath Banerjee
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  6. Question 6

    WBCS Prelims 2009
    When was founded the India Association?
    1. 1876
    2. 1884
    3. 1887
    4. 1890
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  7. Question 7

    WBCS Prelims 2008
    Who founded 'Swadesh Bandhav Samity' ?
    1. Aswini Kumar Dutta
    2. Pulin Das
    3. Surya Sen
    4. Barindra Ghosh
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  8. Question 8

    WBCS Prelims
    The Academic Association was founded by
    1. Rammohan Roy
    2. Iswarchandra Vidyasagar
    3. Derozio
    4. Iswarchandra Gupta
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  9. Question 9

    WBCS Prelims 2007
    Which one of the following may be regarded as the first labour association in India?
    1. The Bombay Worker's Association
    2. The Bombay Millhands Association
    3. The Indian Worker's Union
    4. The Printers Union Calcutta
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  10. Question 10

    WBCS Prelims 1999
    The Mohammadan Literary Society was founded at the initiative of
    1. Sayed Amir Ali
    2. Sir Syed Ahamed Khan
    3. Abdul Latif
    4. Alom Khan
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  11. Question 11

    WBCS Prelims 2001
    In which year the All India Krishan Sabha founded ?
    1. 1936
    2. 1942
    3. 1932
    4. 1939
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  12. Question 12

    SSC CHSL 2019
    The Age of Consent Act was passed in the year:
    1. 1860
    2. 1872
    3. 1891
    4. 1904
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  13. Question 13

    UPSC CAPF 2020
    Which of the following was the teaching of the Arya Samaj?
    1. Regard for Puranas
    2. Advocated idol worship
    3. Veda as a true source of knowledge
    4. Supported polytheism
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  14. Question 14

    UPSC Civil Services Prelims 2012
    Which of the following statements is/are correct regarding Brahmo Samaj?
    1. It opposed idolatry.
    2. It denied the need for a priestly class for interpreting religious texts.
    3. It popularized the doctrine that the Vedas are infallible.
    Select the correct answer using the codes given below:
    1. 1 and 2 only
    2. 2 and 3 only
    3. 1 and 3 only
    4. 1, 2, and 3
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  15. Question 15

    MPSC 2019
    The Theosophical Society was founded in:
    1. 1882 in Adyar
    2. 1893 in Chicago
    3. 1905 in London
    4. 1875 in New York
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  16. Question 16

    MPSC 2017
    Who among the following was a strong advocate of female education and widow remarriage in Maharashtra?
    1. M.G. Ranade
    2. Gopal Krishna Gokhale
    3. K.T. Telang
    4. B.G. Tilak
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  17. Question 17

    Which of the following associations was NOT founded by B.R. Ambedkar?
    1. Bahishkrit Hitakarini Sabha
    2. Samaj Samata Sangh
    3. Scheduled Castes Federation
    4. Servants of India Society
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  18. Question 18

    UPSC CDS 2020
    Who among the following emphasized the importance of English education for Muslims in India?
    1. Badruddin Tyabji
    2. Abul Kalam Azad
    3. Maulana Shibli Nomani
    4. Sir Syed Ahmed Khan
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  19. Question 19

    MPSC 2022
    Which of the following reformers worked for the upliftment of widows and founded Widows’ Home?
    1. Jyotiba Phule
    2. Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar
    3. Ramabai Ranade
    4. Pandita Ramabai
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  20. Question 20

    UPSC CAPF 2020
    The All India Women’s Conference was formed in:
    1. 1917
    2. 1927
    3. 1937
    4. 1947
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