Women, Caste and Reform Class 8 MCQs Questions with Answers
Choose the correct answer:
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Answer: (c) Periyar
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Answer: (a) Dayanand Saraswati
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Answer: (c) Jyotirao Phule
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Answer: (b) 1856
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Answer: (b) A ship that carried many Indians to Mauritius
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Answer: (b) Periyar
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Answer: (b) Between 1927 to 1935
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Answer: (c) R.G. Bhandarkar
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Answer: (a) Young Bengal
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Answer: (b) Begum Rokeya Sakhawat Hossain
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Answer: (d) the late nineteeth century
Match the following:
| Column A | Column B |
| (i) Orthodox | (a) Peasants, artisans like weavers and potters |
| (ii) Suffrage | (b) An important untouchable caste of Andhra Pradesh |
| (iii) Vaishyas | (c) The women who died on the funeral of her dead husband |
| (iv) Shudras | (d) Fanatic, fundamentalists |
| (v) Sati | (e) Right to vote |
| (vi) Madigas | (f) Traders and moneylenders |
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| Column A | Column B |
| (i) Orthodox | (d) Fanatic, fundamentalists |
| (ii) Suffrage | (e) Right to vote |
| (iii) Vaishyas | (f) Traders and moneylenders |
| (iv) Shudras | (a) Peasants, artisans like weavers and potters |
| (v) Sati | (c) The women who died on the funeral of her dead husband |
| (vi) Madigas | (b) An important untouchable caste of Andhra Pradesh |
State whether true or false:
1. Pandita Ramabai supported economic independence of women, set up widow homes,
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Answer: True
2. Reformers got full support from all sections of the people of the country.
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Answer: False
3. Jyotirao Phule set up schools for girls in Punjab.
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Answer: False
4. Raja Rammohun Roy was the founder of Braham Samaj.
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Answer: True
5. People were dissatisfied with British rule in the 1870s and 1880s.
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Answer: True
Fill in the blanks:
1. The Child Marriage Restraint Act was passed in …………………..
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Answer: 1929
2. In 1873, Phule wrote …………………..
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Answer: Gulamgiri
3. In ………………….. the Muslim league demanded ‘Independent State’ for Muslims.
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Answer: 1940
4. ………………….. was observed on 26th January 1930 all over the country.
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Answer: Republic Day
5. The knowledge of ………………….. texts help the reformers promote new laws.
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Answer: ancient
6. Ambedkar was born into a ………………….. family.
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Answer: Mahar
7. Periyar was an outspoken critic of …………………..
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Answer: Hindu scriptures
