Class 08 Social Science History Women Caste And Reform CBSE Questions & Answers

Class 8 · Social Science History Women Caste And Reform

This is Social Science class 08 Social Science History Women Caste and Reform CBSE Questions & Answers. There are 15 questions in this test with each question having around four answer choices.

Questions & Answers

1
Painted by a European artist who came to India , this was one of the many pictures of a religious practice, a social evil that existed in ancient India. Identify the name of the practice
Question 1 figure 1
  • A
    Female infanticide
  • B
    Child Marriage
  • C
    Untouchability
  • D
    Sati
    Correct
2
Name the uppermost caste in the social ladder that existed in ancient India
  • A
    Shudras
  • B
    Brahmans
    Correct
  • C
    Vaishyas
  • D
    Kshatriyas
3
Among the following, which class belonged to the traders and money lenders
  • A
    Brahmans
  • B
    Vaishyas
    Correct
  • C
    Shudras
  • D
    Vaishyas
4
Name the class that belonged to the lower most strata in the social ladder of ancient India
  • A
    Shudras
    Correct
  • B
    Kshatriyas
  • C
    Brahmans
  • D
    Vaishyas
5
With respect to ancient India, a list of statements related to the untouchables are given below. Point out the one that is not TRUE.
  • A
    They were not allowed to draw water from the wells used by the upper castes
  • B
    They were not allowed to enter temples
  • C
    They were not allowed to bathe in ponds where the upper caste bathed
  • D
    They were not considered as inferior human beings
    Correct
6
An image of a popular reformer who founded a reform association Brahmo Samaj is given below. Name this personality.
Question 6 figure 1
  • A
    Gopal Krishna Gokhale
  • B
    Madan Mohan Malaviya
  • C
    Ramakrishna Paramhamsa
  • D
    Raja Ram Mohan Roy
    Correct
7
Montheism means
  • A
    Belief in one god
    Correct
  • B
    Child Marriage
  • C
    Belief in many gods
  • D
    Widow remarriage
8
Few important points with respect to Raja Ram Mohan Roy are given below. Select the one that is NOT TRUE .
  • A
    Rabindranath Tagore called him as the Father of Indian Renaissance
  • B
    Through Brahmo Samaj he attempted to reform Hindu society
  • C
    Rajaram Mohan Roy encouraged the study of local languages and wanted to abolish Western education.
    Correct
  • D
    He tried to show through his writings that the practice of widow burning had no sanction in ancient texts.
9
Who has been referred as the Prophet of Indian Nationalism?
  • A
    Bankim Chandra Chatterjee
  • B
    Dadabai Naoroji
  • C
    Keshab Chandra sen
  • D
    Raja Ram Mohan Roy
    Correct
10
Under which Governor General did Raja Ram Mohan Roy initiate to ban Sati?
  • A
    Lord Mountbatten
  • B
    Lord Dalhousie
  • C
    William Bentick
    Correct
  • D
    Lord Ripon
11
His support for women upliftment made him pass the Widow Remarriage Act of 1856. Who is being referred to here?
  • A
    Ishwara Chandra Vidyasagar
    Correct
  • B
    Dadabai Naoroji
  • C
    Bankim Chandra Chatterjee
  • D
    Keshab Chandra Sen
12
Name the follower of Raja Ram Mohan Roy who opposed purdah system and supported intercaste marriages.
  • A
    Ishwara Chandra Vidyasagar
  • B
    Dadabai Naoroji
  • C
    Bankim Chandra Chatterjee
  • D
    Keshab Chandra Sen
    Correct
13
In the Telugu speaking areas of the Madras Presidency an association was formed for widow remarriage. Name the personality behind this, who is also called the Vidyasagar of the south.
  • A
    Ishwara Chandra Vidyasagar
  • B
    Veerasalingam Pantulu
    Correct
  • C
    Dadabai Naoroji
  • D
    Bankim Chandra Chatterjee
14
Who founded Arya Samaj, an organization that attempted to reform Hindusims?
  • A
    Swami Ramakrishna Paramahamsa
  • B
    Swami Vivekananda
  • C
    Veerasalingam Pantulu
  • D
    Swami Dayanand Saraswathi
    Correct
15
Name the person who founded the Theosophical Society in India .
  • A
    Rama Bai Ranade
  • B
    Sarojini Naidu
  • C
    Raja Ram Mohan Roy
  • D
    Annie Besant
    Correct