Online Test of Chapter – 9 Women, Caste and Reform Test 1 | History Class 8th Social Science (S.St)

Q. 1. Name any two religious communities in India that allowed men to marry more than one wife in the early 19th century?
a. Hindu
b .Muslims
c. Both a and b
d. None of these

Q.2- What is the literal meaning of the word “Sati”?
a. Virtuous woman
b. Illiterate women
c. Unmarried women
d. None of these

Q. 3. What formed the basis for the division of Indian society?
a. Gender
b. Castes
c. Colour
d. None of these

Q. 4. Who was the founder of the Arya Samaj?
a. Ram Mohan Roy
b. Keshav Dutt
c. Swami Dayanand Saraswati
d. None of these

Q. 5. What did Raja Ram Mohan Roy do to oppose the caste system?
a. Translated an old Buddhist text
b. Translated an old Mughal text
c. Wrote an Autobiography
d. None of these

Q. 6. Who was the founder of the Ramakrishna Mission?
a. Dayanand Saraswati
b. Swami Vivekananda
c. Raja Ram Mohan Roy
d. None of these

Q. 7. Name the countries where the lower caste people went for plantation work.
a. Mauritius
b. Trinidad
c. Indonesia
d. All of these

Q. 8. How many “Varnas” are there?
a. 4
b. 8
c. 5
d. 3

Q. 9. What was the occupation of Madigas?
a. Plantation
b. Sewing Sandals
c. Cleaning work
d. None of these

Q. 10. When was the Child Marriage Restraint Act passed?
a. 1985
b. 1946
c. 1938
d. 1929