Socio-Religious Reform Movements MCQ: Self-Respect Movement, RSS & Revolutionary Groups

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1. Q1.Who said that "Good government is not a substitute for self-government"?

   • A.Bal Gangadhar Tilak
   • B.Dayanand Saraswati✓ Correct Answer
   • C.Swami Vivekananda
   • D.Raja Ram Mohan Roy

   Explanation: Swami Dayanand Saraswati said that good-governance is not a substitute of self-governance. [cite: 12]

2. Q2.Who started the newspaper 'Amrit Bazar Patrika' in 1868?

   • A.Sisir Kumar Ghosh✓ Correct Answer
   • B.Girish Chandra Ghosh
   • C.S.N. Banerjee
   • D.Harish Chandra Mukherjee

   Explanation: Amrit Bazar Patrika was started by Sisir Kumar Ghosh in 1868 at Calcutta in Bengali. [cite: 11]

3. Q3.Who founded the 'Indian Home Rule Society' in London in 1905?

   • A.Annie Besant
   • B.Shyamji Krishna Verma✓ Correct Answer
   • C.Lala Hardayal
   • D.V.D. Savarkar

   Explanation: In February 1905, Shyamji Krishna Verma established the Indian Home Rule Society at London which is also known as ‘India House’. [cite: 16]

4. Q4.Who was called the "Father of Indian Unrest" by Sir Valentine Chirol?

   • A.Bal Gangadhar Tilak✓ Correct Answer
   • B.Lala Lajpat Rai
   • C.Mahatma Gandhi
   • D.Dadabhai Naoroji

   Explanation: Bal Gangadhar Tilak was called as the "Father of Indian unrest" by Sir Valentine Chirol. [cite: 14]

5. Q5.Which Act provided protection to people converted from Hinduism in 1856?

   • A.Religious Disabilities Act✓ Correct Answer
   • B.Sati Abolition Act
   • C.Widow Remarriage Act
   • D.Age of Consent Act

   Explanation: Protection was provided to people converted from Hinduism by the Religious Disabilities Act of 1856. [cite: 12]

6. Q6.Who started the 'Self-Respect Movement'?

   • A.B.R. Ambedkar
   • B.Jyotiba Phule
   • C.E.V. Ramasamy Naicker✓ Correct Answer
   • D.Narayana Guru

   Explanation: Self-Respect Movement was started by E.V. [cite_start]Ramaswami Naicker. [cite: 38]

7. Q7.Who founded the 'All India Harijan Sevak Sangh' in 1932?

   • A.B.R. Ambedkar
   • B.Mahatma Gandhi✓ Correct Answer
   • C.G.D. Birla
   • D.Jyotiba Phule

   Explanation: All India Anti-Untouchability League which was later named as 'Harijan Sewak Sangh' was founded in the year 1932 by Mahatma Gandhi. [cite: 38]

8. Q8.Who was the first President of the 'All India Harijan Sevak Sangh'?

   • A.Mahatma Gandhi
   • B.B.R. Ambedkar
   • C.Ghanshyam Das Birla✓ Correct Answer
   • D.Amrit Lal Thakkar

   Explanation: Ghanshyam Das Birla was the first President of the Harijan Sevak Sangh established by Mahatma Gandhi. [cite: 28]

9. Q9.Who founded the 'All India Kisan Sabha' in 1936?

   • A.N.G. Ranga
   • B.Swami Sahajanand Saraswati✓ Correct Answer
   • C.Baba Ramchandra
   • D.Jawaharlal Nehru

   Explanation: All India Kisan Congress (later Sabha) was founded at Lucknow in April, 1936 with Swami Sahajanand Saraswati as the President. [cite: 21]

10. Q10.Who founded the 'Forward Block' in 1939?

    • A.Subhash Chandra Bose✓ Correct Answer
    • B.C.R. Das
    • C.Jawaharlal Nehru
    • D.Bhagat Singh

    Explanation: After the Tripuri crisis in the year 1939 Subhash Chandra Bose founded Forward Block resigning from Congress. [cite: 29]

11. Q11.Who coined the slogan 'Quit India'?

    • A.Mahatma Gandhi
    • B.Jawaharlal Nehru
    • C.Yusuf Meher Ali✓ Correct Answer
    • D.Aruna Asaf Ali

    Explanation: Yusuf Meher Ali coined the term "Quit India" and was part of the Quit India Movement. [cite_start]He also coined 'Simon Go Back'. [cite: 36]

12. Q12.Who founded the 'Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh' (RSS) in 1925?

    • A.V.D. Savarkar
    • B.Keshav Baliram Hedgewar✓ Correct Answer
    • C.M.S. Golwalkar
    • D.Shyama Prasad Mukherjee

    Explanation: On 27th September, 1925, Rashtriya Swayam Sewak Sangha was founded by Keshav Baliram Hedgewar at Nagpur. [cite: 15]

13. Q13.Who founded the 'Ghadar Party'?

    • A.Lala Hardayal and Sohan Singh Bhakna✓ Correct Answer
    • B.Bhagat Singh and Rajguru
    • C.V.D. Savarkar
    • D.Subhash Chandra Bose

    Explanation: The Ghadar Party was founded in 1913. Sohan Singh Bhakna founded 'Hindustan Association of the Pacific Coast' which published 'Ghadar'. [cite_start]Lala Hardayal was the torchbearer. [cite: 16]

14. Q14.Who founded 'Mitra Mela' in 1899?

    • A.V.D. Savarkar✓ Correct Answer
    • B.Bal Gangadhar Tilak
    • C.Chapekar Brothers
    • D.Bhagat Singh

    Explanation: ‘Mitra Mela’ was an organization founded by Vinayak Damodar Savarkar in 1899 AD. [cite_start]It was later converted into 'Abhinav Bharat'. [cite: 15]

15. Q15.Who founded 'Anushilan Samiti' at Calcutta?

    • A.Pramath Nath Mitra
    • B.Barindra Kumar Ghosh
    • C.Jatindra Nath Banerjee
    • D.All of the above✓ Correct Answer

    Explanation: Anushilan Samiti was founded at Calcutta in 1902 by Pramath Nath Mitra, Jatindra Nath Banerjee and Barindra Kumar Ghosh. [cite: 15]

16. Q16.Who was the main leader of the 'Young Bengal Movement'?

    • A.Raja Ram Mohan Roy
    • B.Henry Vivian Derozio✓ Correct Answer
    • C.David Hare
    • D.Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar

    Explanation: Henry Vivian Derozio was the leader of the Young Bengal Movement. He was a teacher at Hindu College and inspired his students to think freely.

17. Q17.Which organization was founded by Dadabhai Naoroji and others to reform the Parsi community?

    • A.Rahnumai Mazdayasnan Sabha✓ Correct Answer
    • B.Parsi Reform Society
    • C.Zoroastrian Trust
    • D.Atmiya Sabha

    Explanation: The Rahnumai Mazdayasnan Sabha was founded in 1851 by Dadabhai Naoroji, Naoroji Furdonji, and S.S. Bengalee to reform the Zoroastrian religion.

18. Q18.The newspaper 'Rast Goftar' (The Truth Teller) was associated with which reform movement?

    • A.Brahmo Samaj
    • B.Arya Samaj
    • C.Parsi Reform Movement✓ Correct Answer
    • D.Aligarh Movement

    Explanation: ‘Rast Goftar’ was a Gujarati fortnightly started by Dadabhai Naoroji in 1851 to clarify Zoroastrian concepts and promote Parsi reforms.

19. Q19.Who founded the 'Social Service League' in Bombay in 1911?

    • A.G.K. Gokhale
    • B.N.M. Joshi✓ Correct Answer
    • C.M.G. Ranade
    • D.B.R. Ambedkar

    Explanation: Narayan Malhar Joshi, a follower of Gokhale, founded the Social Service League in Bombay in 1911 to secure better conditions of life and work for the masses.

20. Q20.Who founded 'Seva Sadan' in 1885 to help women?

    • A.Pandita Ramabai
    • B.Behramji M. Malabari✓ Correct Answer
    • C.Sarojini Naidu
    • D.Annie Besant

    Explanation: Behramji M. Malabari founded Seva Sadan in 1885. It specialized in taking care of exploited and discarded women.