Women Caste and Reform (Chapter-9)

Q.5 What part was played by women reformers of the 20^th century in India ?

Q.4 What contribution was made by Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar for the upliftment of women and girls ?

Q.3 What was the status of women in the Indian society of 19^th century ?

Q.2 What did Raja Rammohan Roy do to uplift women ?

Q.1 What evil practices were found in the Indian Society of 19^th century ?

Choose The Correct Answer

Q.1 The practice of Sati was banned by

          (A) Lord Bentinck

          (B) Lord Macaulay

          (C) Lord Hastings

Q.2 The first girls school in Kolkata

          (A) Vidyasagar School

          (B) Bethune School

          (C) Raja Rammohan Vidyalay

Q.3 He was the follower of Raja Rammohan Roy

          (A) Jyotiba

          (B) Keshab Chandra Sen

          (C) Govind Ranade

Q.4 Home Rule Movement was started by

          (A) Ramabai Ranade

          (B) Annie Besent

          (C) Sarojini Naidu

Fill In The Blanks

Q.1 First widow remarriage was performed in _________.

Q.2 _________ is the follower of Raja Rammohan Roy.

Q.3 _________is called the Vidyasagar of South India.

Q.4 _________was the Governor General who banned sati.

Q.5 Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar opened schools for _________ .

State True Or False

Q.1 Women were oppressed in India until the 18^th century.

Q.2 Lord Curzon abolished the practice of sati.

Q.3 In India, widows were traditionally not allowed to remarry.

Q.4 The reform movement for the upliftment of women was started in Maharashtra.

Q.5 Bethune school was started by Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar. 

General  Terms

1. Purdah : A system of seclusion of women from the public.

2. Sati system : Burning of widows alongwith the bodies of their husbands.

3. Polygamy : The practice of having more than one wife.

4. Female infanticide : Killing of girls at their very birth.

Why were Jyotirao Phule and Ramaswamy Naicker critical of the national movement? Did their criticism help the national struggle in any way?

What did Ambedkar want to achieve through the temple entry movement?

 Why did Phule dedicate his book gulamgirito the american movement to free slaves?

How did Jyotirao and the reformers justify their criticism of caste inequality in society?

In the British period, what new opportunities opened up for people who came from castes that were regarded as "low"?

Why were Christian missionaries attacked by many people in the country? Would some people have supported them too? If so, for what reasons?

What were the different reasons people had for not sending girls to school?

How did the knowledge of ancient texts help the reformers promote new laws?

State whether true or false:

(a) When the British captured Bengal they framed many new laws to regulate the rules regarding marriage, adoption, inheritance or property, etc.

(b) Social reformers had to discard the ancient texts in order to argue for reform in social practises.

(c) Reformers got full support from all sections of the people of the country.

(d) The Child Marriage Restraint Act was passed in 1829.

What social ideas did the following people support?

Rammohun Roy

Dayanand Saraswati

Veerasalingam Pantulu

Jyotirao Phule

Pandita Ramabai

Periyar

Mumtaz Ali

Ishwarchandra Vidyasagar