Part I: History
Chapter – 9
Women and Reform
I.
Fill
in the Blanks
1.
Sati
2.
Raja Rammohun
Roy
3.
Swami Dayanand
Swaraswati
4.
Jotirao Phule
II.
True
or False
1.
True
2.
False
3.
False
4.
True
5.
True
III.
Answer
in Brief
1.
What
was the major achievement of Raja Rammohun Roy?
Ans: The major achievement of Raja
Rammohun Roy was-
i)
He founded the
Brahmo Samaj
ii)
He succeeded in
abolishing the sati practices.
2.
Which
Act was Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar instrumental in getting passed?
Ans:- Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar instrumental in getting passed
was Widow Remarriage Act of 1856.
3.
Briefly
describe Swami Dayanand Saraswati’s philosophy.
Ans:-
Swami Dayanand Swaraswai condemned sati and supported widow remarriage and
opposed child marriage. He also started the Arya Samaj which aimed at reviving
society along Vedic lines, According to him; the Vedas contained the essence of
life and knowledge
4.
Name
some prominent women who took part in the freedom movement.
Ans:- Some prominent women are- Sarojini
Naidu, Vijaya Laxshmi Pandit and Annie Besant.
5.
Name
three social reformers from Maharashtra and explain their contributions to
women’s emancipation.
Ans:- a) Dadabhai Naoroji:
He was one of the co-founder of the Indian National Congress, and fought for
legal rights for women, so that they could inherit property.
b)
Mahatma Jotirao Phule: He was also a social reformer who worked
for the empowerment women.
c)
Mahadev Govind Rane: He formed the widow Remarriage Association
and the Deccan Educational Society.
IV.
Answer in detail.
1. Describe briefly how women were treated in the 17th and
18th centuries in India.
Ans:-
i) The position of women in
Society: In communities across India, women were not treated with
respect. Women did not have the right to inherit their father’s property.
ii) Limited access to Education:
Women were discouraged from attending schools and colleges.
iii) Child
Marriage: Girls were married off at a very young
age, sometimes when they were just 5 or 6 years old.
iv) Sati:
The
practices of sati (the burning alive of women on the funeral pyre
of their husbands had common in many parts of India.
v) Female
Infanticide: The birth of a girl child was seen as a
curse in many parts of India.
2. Name three social reformers from Bengal and their contributions to
the uplift of women.
Ans:-The
three reformers from Bengal are:-
a) Henry
Vivian Derozio: He started the Young Bengal Movement
to inspire in the youth the ideals of ‘Liberty’, Equality and Fraternity.
b) Ramakrishna
Paramahamsa: According to him, all the women were
to be treated as equals and with respects.
c) Raja
Rammohun Roy: He started the Brahmo Samaj in 1828
and also abolished the practiced of sati.
Multiple Choice Questions-
1. (c)
2. (c)
3. b) & d)
4. (b)
5. (a)
6. (d)
7. (d)
8. (c)
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