Women, Caste, and Reform - Bihar Board (BSEB) STD 8 Social Science Questions

Q 1MCQ (1 Mark)1 Mark

The Mohammedan Anglo$-$Oriental College was opened by:

A
Khizr Khan.
B
Maulana Abul Kalam Azad.
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Sayyid Ahmed Khan.
D
Khan Abdul Gaffar Khan.

Answer: C.

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Q 2MCQ (1 Mark)1 Mark

Few important points with respect to Raja Ram Mohan Roy are given below. Select the one that is not true.

A
Through Brahma Samaj he attempted to reform Hindu society.
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Rajaram Mohan Roy encouraged the study of local languages and wanted to abolish Western education.
C
He tried to show through his writings that the practice of widow burning had no sanction in ancient texts.
D
Rabindranath Tagore called him as the Father of Indian Renaissance.

Answer: B.

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Q 3MCQ (1 Mark)1 Mark

Brahmo Samaj was founded by $...........$

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Raja Rammohan Roy.
B
Swami Vivekananda.
C
M C Mukherjee.
D
Ravindranath Tagore.

Answer: A.

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Q 4MCQ (1 Mark)1 Mark

$..........$ were the castes that made shoes in Andhra Pradesh.

A
Julahas
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Madigas
C
Harijans
D
Kinnars

Answer: B.

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Q 5MCQ (1 Mark)1 Mark

Name the uppermost caste in the social ladder that existed in ancient India:

A
Kshatriyas.
B
Shudras.
C
Vaishyas.
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Brahmans.

Answer: D.

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Q 6True Or False.[1 Marks Each]1 Mark

True Or False.
Begums of Bhopal played a notable role in promoting education among women.

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Q 7True Or False.[1 Marks Each]1 Mark

State whether the following statements is True or False.
The Arya Samaj was an association that attempted to reform Hinduism.

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Q 8True Or False.[1 Marks Each]1 Mark

State whether the following statements is True or False.The Begums of Bhopal started schools for Muslim girls in Patna.

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Q 9True Or False.[1 Marks Each]1 Mark

State whether the following statements is True or False.
Ishwarchandra Vidyasagar strongly criticised widow remarriage.

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Q 10True Or False.[1 Marks Each]1 Mark

True Or False.
When the British captured Bengal they framed many new laws to regulate the rules regarding marriage, adoption, inheritance of property, etc.

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Q 11Fill In The Blanks [1 Mark]1 Mark

Fill in the blank.
In _____ sati was banned.

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Q 12Fill In The Blanks [1 Mark]1 Mark

Fill in the blank with appropriate word to complete sentence.
The Begums of $…….....$ played a vital role in promoting education among women.

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Q 13Fill In The Blanks [1 Mark]1 Mark

Fill in the blank.
According to the Child Marriage Restraint Act no man below the age of 18 and woman below the age of ____ could marry.

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Q 14Fill In The Blanks [1 Mark]1 Mark

Fill in the blank with appropriate word to complete sentence.
The Satnami movement was founded by $…….....$ who belonged to a low caste family.