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2. Who was the leader of the Indian independence movement and a key advocate of nonviolent resistance against British rule in India?

A. Mahatma Gandhi  

B. Nelson Mandela  

C. Martin Luther King Jr.  

D. Jawaharlal Nehru  

3. Who among the following established the Tattvabodhini Sabha in 1839 at Calcutta (now Kolkata)?

A. Keshab Chandra Sen

B. Debendra Nath Tagore

C. Rammohan Roy

D. Sivanatha Sasri

4. The women's suffrage movement fought for?

A. Workers' rights  

B. Racial equality  

C. Women's right to vote  

D. Religious freedom  

5. The Parsi Reform Movement Rahnumai Mazdayasnan Sabha (Religious Reform Association) was founded in which year?

A. 1829

B. 1851

C. 1879

D. 1861

6. Which social reformer is known for her work in the United States to promote women's suffrage and women's rights in the late 19th and early 20th centuries?

A. Susan B. Anthony  

B. Florence Nightingale  

C. Marie Curie  

D. Rosa Parks  

7. Which of the following is correctly paired?

A. Bengal Regulation banning Sati -1830

B. Sarda Act- 1939

C. Special Marriage Act -1955

D. Hindu Succession Act- 1956

8. Who was a prominent leader in the American civil rights movement and is best known for his role in the advancement of civil rights using nonviolent civil disobedience based on his Christian beliefs?

A. Malcolm X  

B. Martin Luther King Jr.  

C. Harriet Tubman  

D. Frederick Douglass  

9. The abolitionist movement in the 19th century advocated for?

A.  Women's rights  

B.  Abolition of slavery  

C. Prohibition  

D. Indigenous rights  

10. Which of the following organizations supported the Shuddhi movement?

A. Arya Samaj

B. Brahmo Samaj

C. DevSamaj

D. Prayer Society

11. Who was a leader in the women's suffrage movement in the United Kingdom and is known for her efforts in securing women's right to vote?

A. Emmeline Pankhurst  

B. Queen Victoria  

C. Margaret Thatcher  

D. Elizabeth Cady Stanton  

12. At which place did Swami Vivekananda become famous for the religious conference?

A. London

B. Paris

C. Chicago

D. Berlin

13. The Civil Rights Act of 1964 in the United States aimed to end?

A. Segregation and discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, or national origin  

B. Economic inequality  

C. Gun violence  

D. Political corruption  

14. Nelson Mandela was a key leader in the anti-apartheid movement in which country?

A. India  

B. South Africa  

C. Brazil  

D. Australia  

15. Who was the leader of the ‘Young Bengal Movement’?

A. Raja Ram Mohan Roy

B. Devendranath Tagore

C. Henry Vivian Derozio

D. David Hair

16. Which social reformer is known for her work in improving the conditions of mental asylums and advocating for the mentally ill in the 19th century?

A. Dorothea Dix  

B. Clara Barton  

C. Florence Nightingale  

D. Jane Addams  

17. Who founded the ‘Seva Samiti Boy Scouts Association’ in Bombay in the year 1914?

A. Shriram Vajpayee

B. Colonel H.S. Allcat

C. Madam Cama

D. None of these

18. The Stonewall riots in 1969 are widely considered a turning point in the LGBTQ+ rights movement. In which city did these riots occur?

A. San Francisco  

B. New York City  

C. Los Angeles 

D. Chicago  

19. When was the ‘Sikh Gurdwara Reform Act’ passed?

A. in 1925

B. in 1930

C. in 1935

D. in 1945

20. Who was the first man to advocate the concept of Swaraj?

A. Swami Dayanand Saraswati

B. Swami Vivekananda

C. HP Blavatsky

D. Annie Besant

ANSWER:

1- C) Raja Ram Mohan Roy

2- A) Mahatma Gandhi

3- B) Debendra Nath Tagore

4- C) Women's right to vote

5-  B) 1851

6-  A) Susan B. Anthony  

7-  D) Hindu Succession Act- 1956

8-  B) Martin Luther King Jr.  

9-  B) Abolition of slavery 

10. A) Arya Samaj

11. A) Emmeline Pankhurst  

12. C) Chicago

13. A) Segregation and discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, or national origin  

14. B) South Africa  

15. C) Henry Vivian Derozio

16. A) Dorothea Dix  

17. A) Shriram Vajpayee

18. B) New York City  

19. A) in 1925

20. A) Swami Dayanand Saraswati