CBSE Class 8 History Chapter 8 MCQs from the book Our Past III Book | History Chapter 8 “Women, Caste and Reform” Multiple Choice Questions with Answers
Women, Caste and Reform MCQs – Here is a compilation of Free MCQs of Class 8 History Book Our Past III Chapter 8 – Women, Caste and Reform. Students can practice free MCQs as have been added by CBSE in the new exam pattern. At the end of Multiple Choice Questions, the answer key has also been provided for your reference. Take Free Online MCQs Test for Class 8.
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Q1- _____ were often treated as untouchables.
A) Shudras B) Brahmans C) Teachers D) Traders |
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Q2- Brahmo Samaj was founded by _______.
A) Raja Rammohan Roy B) Swami Vivekananda C) M C Mukherjee D) Ravindranath Tagore |
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Q3- The practise of Sati was banned in ____.
A) 1829 B) 1845 C) 1833 D) 1822 |
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Q4- ________ encouraged widow remarriages in 19th century India.
A) Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar B) Bankim Chandra Chatterjee C) Narendra Nath Dutt D) P C Mukherjee |
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Q5- ______ was the founder of Arya Samaj in India.
A) Swami Dayananda Saraswati B) Raja Rammohan Roy C) B C Chattopadhyaya D) Justice Ranade
Correct Answer: A |
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Q6- _____ aimed at reforming controversial customs of Hinduism.
A) East India Company B) Arya Samaj C) Caste system D) Christian Missionaries |
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Q7- _______ is one of the upper castes that still exists today.
A) Kshatriyas B) Shudras C) Harijans D) Vaishyas |
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Q8- Widows’ Home in Poona was established by ______
A) Tarabai Shinde B) Rokeya Hussain C) Pandita Ramabai D) Savitribai Phule |
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Q9- ______ was one of the Muslim women reformers of 19th century.
A) Nazma Khatun B) Mumtaz Ali C) Begum Hazrat Mahal D) Zinat Mahal |
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Q10- Child Marriage Restraint Act was passed by the British in _____.
A) 1925 B) 1929 C) 1940 D) 1928 |
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Q11- Stripurushtulana was written by _____.
A) Ramabai Ranade B) Begum Rokya Shakhawat Hussain C) Tarabai Shinde D) Begum Kausar Bi |
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Q12- _____ was founded in 1849 in Bombay.
A) Brahmo Samaj B) Paramhansa Mandali C) Prarthana Samaj D) Home Rule League |
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Q13- _____ established the school for girls in Maharastra.
A) Jus. Ranade B) Jyotiba Phule C) I C Vidyasagar D) A R Iyer |
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Q14- Raja Rammohan Roy focused on spreading ____ all over the country.
A) Western Education B) religious teachings C) castism D) untouchability |
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Q15 -_____ were the castes that made shoes in Andhra Pradesh.
A) Julahas B) Madigas C) Harijans D) Kinnars |
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Q16- ____ started schools for Muslim girls in Patna.
A) Begum Rokya Shakhawat Hussain B) Begum Kausar Bi C) Begum Zinat Mahal D) Begum Shanum |
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Q17- Indian labourers were sent to work in the plantations of ____ by the British.
A) China B) Mauritius C) USA D) Kenya |
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Q18- ______ were first to set up schools for lower caste and tribal children.
A) Christian missionaries B) Brahmo Samaj C)Prerna Samaj D) Prarthana Sabha |
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Q19- Arya Samaj came into existence in ______.
A) 1870 B) 1875 C) 1880 D) 1876 |
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Q20- In most of the regions, Brahmins and Kshatriyas consider themselves as ______.
A) Upper Caste B) Lower Caste C) educationists D) government |
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Q21- B R Ambedkar belonged to ______ caste.
A) Mahar B) Brahman C) Gond D) Dubla |
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Q22- Dubla caste people are primarily from the state of _____.
A) Arunanchal Pradesh B) Gujarat C) Odisha D) Delhi |
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Q23- The Satnami movement was led by ________.
A) Ghasidas B) Mahardas C) Ambedkar D) P C Roy |
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Q24- ___ questioned religious texts that supported the caste system.
A) Haridas Thakur B) Narayan Swami C) Ghasidas D) Patel |
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Q25- Self Respect movement was led by ______.
A) Periyar B) Ambedkar C) Jyotiba Phule D) Raja Rammohan Roy |
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Q26- _______ was founded by Jyotiba Phule.
A) Satyashodhak Samaj B) Brahmo Samaj C) Prarthana Sabha D) Widow School |
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Q27- ______ belonged to the Ezhava caste.
A) Srinath Guru B) Sri Narayana Guru C) Haridas Thakur D) Ambedkar |
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Q28- Jyotiba Phule studied in school set up by _____.
A) Indian reformists B) Christian Missionaries C) Religious groups D) Ghasidas |
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Q29- Haridas Thakur belonged to ____ sect.
A) Matua B) Bhil C) Gond D) Dubla |
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Q30- The slaves of Africa were made to work in _____ plantations of America.
A) rice B) potato C) cotton D) coffee |
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Q31- Ramkrishna Mission was founded by ______.
A) Swami Vivekananda B) Swami Harinanda C) Bhagini Nivedita D) Swami Haridas |
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Q32- ______ in Amritsar was established by the Singh Sabha Movement.
A) Khalsa College B) Hindu College C) Lahore College D) DAV College |
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Q33- _______ was established in Bombay in 1867.
A) Paramhansa mandali B) Brahmo Samaj C) Prarthana Samaj D) Brahmo Mandali |
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Q34- _____ was founded by Henry Derozio.
A) Young Bengal Movement B) Home Rule Movement C) Aligarh Movement D) Prerna Sabha |
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Q35- Aligarh Muslim University was founded in _____.
A) 1877 B) 1874 C) 1875 D) 1872 |
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Q36- Paramhansa Mandali was founded in ___.
A) 1842 B) 1840 C) 1843 D) 1845 |
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Q37- ______ was a book written by Jyotiba Phule.
A) Abhyas B) Gulamgiri C) Stripurushtulana D) Harijans of India |
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Q38- ______ came up in Madras in 1867.
A) Ved Samaj B) Prarthana Sabha C) Sikh Samaj D) Ramkrishna Mission |
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Q39- Aligarh Movement was led by _______.
A) Swami Vivekananda B) Sir Sayyid Ahmed Khan C) Akbar Ali Khan D) Rahmat Pathan |
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Q40- Women who died by burning themselves on the funeral pyre of their husbands were called ____
A) Suhagan B) Devi C) Sati D) Mata |
Answer key for Class 8 History Our Past III Book Chapter 8 – Women, Caste and Reform MCQs
| Q. No. | Answer | Q. No. | Answer |
| 1 | A | 21 | A |
| 2 | A | 22 | B |
| 3 | A | 23 | A |
| 4 | A | 24 | A |
| 5 | A | 25 | A |
| 6 | B | 26 | A |
| 7 | A | 27 | B |
| 8 | C | 28 | B |
| 9 | B | 29 | A |
| 10 | B | 30 | C |
| 11 | C | 31 | A |
| 12 | B | 32 | A |
| 13 | B | 33 | C |
| 14 | A | 34 | A |
| 15 | B | 35 | C |
| 16 | A | 36 | B |
| 17 | B | 37 | B |
| 18 | A | 38 | A |
| 19 | B | 39 | B |
| 20 | A | 40 | C |
Class 8 History MCQ Questions with Answers