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History Practice Quiz 193
10 questions · 12 minutes
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Q1.Which Hindu scriptures did Periyar criticize?
Explanation: Periyar was an outspoken critic of Hindu scriptures, especially the Codes of Manu, the Bhagavad Gita and the Ramayana.
Q2.What did the non-Brahman movement argue about Brahmans?
Explanation: They argued that Brahmans were heirs of Aryan invaders from the north who had conquered southern lands from the original inhabitants.
Q3.Which organizations were founded by orthodox Hindu society to uphold caste distinctions?
Explanation: Orthodox Hindu society also reacted by founding Sanatan Dharma Sabhas and the Bharat Dharma Mahamandal in the north.
Q4.According to Periyar, what was the result of association with Sanskrit for women?
Explanation: The source text quotes Periyar: 'Only with the arrival of words such as Thara Mukurtham our women had become puppets in the hands of their husbands … This is the … result of our association with Sanskrit.'
Q5.What did Periyar believe untouchables needed to do to achieve social equality?
Explanation: Untouchables had to free themselves, therefore, from all religions in order to achieve social equality.
Q6.Which association was founded in Bengal to uphold caste distinctions?
Explanation: Associations like the Brahman Sabha in Bengal.
Q7.What did Periyar argue about religious authorities and social divisions?
Explanation: He felt that all religious authorities saw social divisions and inequality as God-given.
Q8.Which institution did Henry Louis Vivian Derozio teach at in the 1820s?
Explanation: Henry Louis Vivian Derozio, a teacher at Hindu College, Calcutta, in the 1820s.
Q9.What was the movement led by Derozio's students called?
Explanation: Referred to as the Young Bengal Movement, his students attacked tradition and custom.
Q10.Which reformer's original name was Narendra Nath Dutta?
Explanation: Swami Vivekananda (1863-1902), whose original name was Narendra Nath Dutta.
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