Q: Who among the following was associated as Secretary with Hindu Female School which later came to be known as Bethune Female School?
(a)Annie Besant
(b)Debendranath Tagore
(c)Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar
(d)Sarojini Naidu
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Social & Religious Reform Movements — UPSC Prelims Previous Year Questions
17 questions from UPSC CSE Prelims GS Paper 1 on Social & Religious Reform Movements (Modern History). Spanning from 1995 to 2021. Practice with show/hide answers and detailed explanations.
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What UPSC Asks About Social & Religious Reform Movements
Based on 17 questions across 13 years, UPSC has consistently tested aspirants' understanding of Social & Religious Reform Movements within the broader Modern History syllabus. The questions range from factual recall to application-based analysis.
Recent trends show UPSC moving towards statement-based questions that combine multiple aspects of Social & Religious Reform Movements. Aspirants should focus on understanding concepts rather than memorizing isolated facts.
Related Modern History Sub-topics
Advent Of Europeans & British Expansion34British Administration & Economic Policies36Early Nationalism & Indian National Congress (1885-1915)32Moderate Constitutional Politics & Montagu-Chelmsford Reforms (1909-1920)1Gandhian Mass Movements (1915-1942)60Gandhian Era & Mass Movements (1919-1947)1Revolutionary & Communist Movements22Constitutional Developments & British Plans (1909-1947)50
All Social & Religious Reform Movements Questions
Q: Who among the following was associated with the publication of the first Marathi newspaper for the depressed classes, ‘Din Bandhu’?
(a)Gopal Baba Walangkar
(b)Jyotiba Phule
(c)Mahatma Gandhi
(d)B. R. Ambedkar
Q: In the context of Indian history, the Rakhmabai case of 1884 revolved around 1. Women's right to gain education 2. Age of consent 3. Restitution of conjugal rights Select the correct answer using the code given below:
(a)1 and 2 only
(b)2 and 3 only
(c)1 and 3 only
(d)1, 2 and 3
Q: Which among the following events happened earliest?
(a)Swami Dayanand established Arya Samaj.
(b)Dinabandhu Mitra wrote Neeldarpan.
(c)Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay wrote Anandmath.
(d)Satyendranath Tagore became the first Indian to succeed in the Indian Civil Services Examination.
Q: Satya Shodhak Samaj organized
(a)a movement for upliftment of tribals in Bihar
(b)a temple-entry movement in Gujarat
(c)an anti-caste movement in Maharashtra
(d)a peasant movement in Punjab
Q: Consider the following: 1. Calcutta Unitarian Committee 2. Tabernacle of New Dispensation 3. Indian Reform Association Keshab Chandra Sen is associated with the establishment of which of the above?
(a)1 and 3 only
(b)2 and 3 only
(c)3 only
(d)1, 2 and 3
Q: During Indian freedom struggle, the National Social Conference was formed. What was the reason for its formation?
(a)Different social reform groups or organizations of Bengal region united to form a single body to discuss the issues of larger interest and to prepare petitions/representations to the government
(b)Indian National Congress did not want to include social reforms in its deliberations and decided to form a separate body for such a purpose
(c)Behramji Malabari and M. G. Ranade decided to bring together all the social reform groups of the country under one organization
(d)None of the statements (a), (b) and (c) given above is correct in this context
Q: 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 the religious texts. 3. It popularized the doctrine that the Vedas are infallible. Select the correct answer using the codes given below:
(a)1 only
(b)1 and 2 only
(c)3 only
(d)1, 2 and 3
Q: In collaboration with David Hare and Alexander Duff, who of the following established Hindu College at Calcutta?
(a)Henry Louis Vivian Derozio
(b)Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar
(c)Keshab Chandra Sen
(d)Raja Rammohan Roy
Q: Who among the following started the newspaper "Shome Prakash"?
(a)Dayanand Saraswati
(b)Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar
(c)Raja Rammohun Roy
(d)Surendranath Banerjee
Q: Who among the following wrote the book "Bahubivah"?
(a)Raja Rammohun Roy
(b)Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar
(c)Pandita Rambai
(d)Rabindranath Tagore
Q: Consider the following statements : 1. Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar founded the Bethune School at Calcutta with the main aim of encouraging education for women. 2. Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay was the first graduate of the Calcutta University. 3. Keshav Chandra Sen’s campaign against Sati led to the enactment of a law to ban Sati by the then Governor General. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
(a)1 only
(b)1 and 2
(c)2 and 3
(d)1, 2 and 3
Q: Consider the following statements: I. Arya Samaj was founded in 1835. II. Lala Lajpat Rai opposed the appeal of Arya Samaj to the authority of Vedas in support of its social reform programmes. III. Under Keshab Chandra Sen, the Brahmo Samaj campaigned for women’s education. IV. Vinoba Bhave founded the Sarvodaya Samaj to work among refugees. Which of these statements are correct?
(a)I and II
(b)II and III
(c)II and IV
(d)III and IV
Q: Assertion (A): The first ever Bill to make primary education compulsory in India was rejected in 1911. Reason (R): Discontent would have increased if every cultivator could read.
(a)Both A and R are true, and R is the correct explanation of A
(b)Both A and R are true, but R is NOT a correct explanation of A
(c)A is true, but R is false
(d)A is false, but R is true
Q: M.C. Setalvad, B.N. Rao and Alladi Krishnaswamy Iyer were distinguished members of the
(a)Swaraj Party
(b)All India National Liberal Federation
(c)Madras Labour Union
(d)Servants of India Society
Q: His ‘principal forte was social and religious reform. He relied upon legislation to do away with social ills and worked unceasingly for the eradication of child marriage, the purdah system …… To encourage consideration of social problems on a national scale, he inaugurated the Indian National Social Conference, which for many years met for its annual sessions alongside the Indian National Congress.’ The reference in this passage is to
(a)Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar
(b)Behramji Merwanji Malabari
(c)Mahadev Govind Ranade
(d)B. R. Ambedkar
Q: 100. Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched?
(a)Jamnalal Bajaj — Satyagraha Ashram at Wardha
(b)Dadabhai Naoroji — Bombay Association
(c)Lala Lajpat Rai — National School at Lahore
(d)Bal Gangadhar Tilak — Satya Shodhak Sabha
Frequently Asked Questions
How many UPSC Prelims questions have been asked from Social & Religious Reform Movements?▼
UPSC has asked 17 questions on Social & Religious Reform Movements in GS Paper 1 Prelims between 1995 and 2021. This sub-topic falls under Modern History.
In which years has UPSC asked about Social & Religious Reform Movements?▼
Questions on Social & Religious Reform Movements have appeared in UPSC Prelims in the following years: 2021, 2020, 2018, 2016, 2012, 2009, 2007, 2005, 2001, 1998, 1997, 1996, 1995. The topic has appeared in 13 out of 31 years.
What is the difficulty level of Social & Religious Reform Movements questions in UPSC Prelims?▼
Among 17 questions on Social & Religious Reform Movements: 5 are easy, 11 are moderate, and 1 are difficult. Most questions test conceptual understanding of the topic.