Evaluation
I. Choose the correct answer
1. ____________ society is constantly changing with additions, assimilations and
omissions from
within and outside.
a. Human
b. Animal
c. Forest
d. Nature
[Answer:
a) Human]
2. The First women doctor in India was
a. Dharmambal
b. Muthulakshmi Ammaiyar
c. Moovalur Ramamirdham
d. Panditha Ramabai
[Answer:
b) Muthulakshmi Ammaiyar]
3. The practice of sati was abolished in ____________.
a. 1827
b. 1828
c. 1829
d. 1830
[Answer:
c) 1829]
4. B.M Malabari was a
a. Teacher
b. doctor
c. lawyer
d. journalist
[Answer:
d) journalist]
5. Which of the following was/were the reform movement(s)?
a. Brahma Samaj
b. Prarthana Samaj
c. Arya Samaj
d. all the above
[Answer:
d) All the above]
6. The Bethune school was founded in ____________by J.E.D.
Bethune.
a. 1848
b. 1849
c. 1850
d. 1851
[Answer:
b) 1849]
7. Which commission recommended to start primary schools for
girls in 1882 ?
a. Wood’s
b. Welby
c. Hunter
d. Muddiman
[Answer:
c) Hunter ]
8. Sarada’s child Marriage Bill fixing the minimum
marriageable age for girls at ____________.
a. 11
b. 12
c. 13
d. 14
[Answer:
d) 14]
II Fill in the blanks
1. Calcutta Female Juvenile society was setup by the Christian missionaries in 1819.
2. Velunachiyar of Sivaganga fought bravely against the British.
3. Servants of India Society was
started by Gopala Krishna Gokhale.
4. Periyar E.V.R. was the one of the greatest social reformer of Tamil Nadu.
5. Kandukuri Veeresalingam published
a journal called Viveka vardhani.
III Match the
following
1.
Theosophical society - Italian
traveler
2. Sarada Sadan - Social evil
3. Wood’s Despatch - Annie Besant
4. Niccolo Conti – Pandita RamaBhai
5. Dowry – 1854
Answer:
1.
Theosophical society - Annie Besant
2. Sarada
Sadan - Pandita RamaBhai
3. Wood’s
Despatch - 1854
4.
Niccolo Conti - Italian traveler
5. Dowry
- Social evil
IV State True or False
1. Women were honoured in Rig Vedic
period.
[Answer: True]
2. Devadasi system was a social
evil. [Answer:
True]
3. Raja Rammohan Roy, was the
pioneer of Indian social reform movement. [Answer: True]
4. Reservation of 23% to women
envisaged an improvement in the socio-political status of women. [Answer: False]
Correct
statement: Reservation of 33 % to women
envisaged an improvement in the socio-political status of women.
5. The age of marriage was raised
for boys and girls by the Sharda Act of 1930. [Answer: True]
V Choose the correct
statement
1. Find out the correct pair.
a. Women’s university - Prof. D.K. Karve
b. Justice Ranade - Arya Samaj
c. Widow Remarriage Act - 1855
d. Rani Lakshmi Bhai - Delhi
[Answer:
a) Women’s university - Prof. D.K. Karve]
2. Find the odd one out.
a) child marriage
b) sati
c) devadasi system
d) widow remarriage
[Answer:
d) widow remarriage]
3. Consider the following Statements
i. Begum Hazarat Mahal, Rani Lakshmi
Bhai led an armed revolt against the British
ii. Velunachiyar of Sivaganga, Tamil
Nadu fought bravely against the British
Which of the statement (s) given
above is/or correct?
a) i only
b) ii only
c) i and ii
d) neither i nor ii
[Answer:
c) i and ii]
4. Assertion (A): Raja Rammohan Roy is most remembered by all Indians
Reason (R): He wiped out the evil practice of Sati form the Indian
Society
a) A and R are wrong
b) A is correct and R is Wrong
c) A is correct and R explains A
d) A is correct and R does not
explain A
[Answer:
c) A is correct and R explains A]
VI Answer the
following in one or two sentences
1. Name the prominent leaders who fought for the upliftment
of women.
Answer: During the British Raj, many socio- religious reformers like
Raja Rammohan Roy, Dayananda Saraswathi, Keshab Chandra Sen, Iswara Chandra
Vidya Sagar, Pandita Ramabai, Dr. Muthulakshmi, Jyoti rao phule, Periyar E.V.R,
Dr. Dharmambal were the prominent leaders who fought for the upliftment of
women.
2. List out some social evils.
Answer: Sati, child marriages, female infanticide, Purdah system and
slavery were some of the social evils that existed in Indian Society.
3. Who were the notable women during the medieval period?
Answer: Some of the notable women during the medieval period were Razia
sultana, Queen Durgavati, Chand bibi, Nurjahan, Jahan nara, Jijabai and Mira
bai.
4. Mention the important women freedom fighters of India.
Answer: Velunachiyar of Sivaganga, Begum Hazrat Mahal and Rani Lakshmi
Bhai of Jhansi were important women freedom fighters of India.
5. Give a note on Sati.
Answer:
(i) Sati was social evil that prevailed in Indian Society
especially among the Rajputs.
(ii) The feudal society of the time encouraged “sati” which
meant self-immolation of the widow on the funeral pyre of her husband.
(iii) Earlier it was a voluntary act but later by the relatives
forced the widow to sit on the funeral pyre.
VII Answer the following in detail
1. Trace the role of women in freedom struggle.
Answer:
(i) The spread of female education led to several other social
reforms of great consequences, such as the abolition of purdah system,
participation of women in the freedom struggle.
(ii) In the early anti-colonial struggle women played major
roles in various capacities.
(iii) Velunachiyar of Sivaganga fought violently against the
British and restored her rule in Sivaganga.
(iv) Begum Hazrat Mahal, Rani Lakshmi Bhai of Jhansi led an
armed revolt of 1857 against the British.
(v) In the freedom struggle thousands of women came out of their
homes, boycotted foreign goods, marched in processions, defied laws, received
lathi charges and Courted jails.
2. Explain the contribution of the Social Reformers for the
eradication of social evils.
Answer:
The contribution of the social reformers for the eradication of
social evils is listed below.
(a) Raja
Ram Mohan Roy:
(i) Raja Rammohan Roy was, the pioneer of Indian social reform
movement by abolishing sati in 1829 with the help of Lord William Bentinck.
(ii) He also protested against the child marriage and female
infanticide and favoured the remarriage of widows.
(b)
Ishwar Chandra Vidhyasagar :
(i) Ishwar Chandra Vidhyasagar carried on the movement for
female education, widow remarriage and abolition of polygamy in Bengal.
(ii) He was instrumental to passing of the Hindu Widow
Remarriage Act in 1856.
(iii) His son Narayanachandra set an example to others by
marrying a widow of his choice.
(c)
Kandukuri Veeresalingam:
(i) Veeresalingam Pantulu published a journal Viveka Vardhani.
(ii) He opened his first girls’ school in 1874, and made widow
remarriage and female education the key points of his programme for social
reform.
(d) M.G.
Ranade and B.M. Malabari:
(i) In Bombay presidency, M.G. Ranade and B.M. Malabari carried
on the movement for the upliftment of women.
(ii) In 1869, Ranade joined the Widow Remarriage Association and
encouraged widow remarriage and female education.
(iii) He opposed child marriage.
(iv) In 1884, B.M. Malabari, a journalist, started a movement
for the abolition of child marriage.
(e) Gopal
Krishna Gokhale:
In 1905, Gopal Krishna Gokhale started the Servants of India
Society to reform the society with various measures.
(f)
Periyar E.V.R.:
Periyar E.V.R. was one of the greatest social reformers of Tamil
Nadu. He advocated upliftment of women education, widow remarriage and opposed
child marriages.
(g) Women
Reformers :
(i) In 1889, Pandita Ramabai opened Sarada Sadan for Hindu
widows in Bombay.
(ii) Dr. Annie Besant established Theosophical society to
developed general social reform programme.
(iii) Dr. S.Dharmambal showed great interest in implementing
widow remarriage and women education.
(iv) Moovalur Ramamirdham Ammaiyar opposed Devadasi system along
with Dr. Muthulakshmi Ammaiyar.
3. Give a detailed account on the Impact of reform movement.
Answer:
(i) Significant advances were made in the field of emancipation
of women.
(ii) It created of national awakening among the masses.
(iii) It created the feeling of sacrifice, service and
rationalism.
(iv) The practice of sati and infanticide were made illegal.
(v) It permitted widow remarriage.
(vi) The following legislations have enhanced the status of
women in matters of marriage adoption and inheritance.
Legislation
: Provision
a) Bengal regulation of XXI, 1804 - Female infanticide was
declared illegal
b) Regulation of XVII, 1829 - Practice of sati was declared
illegal
c) Hindus widow’s Remarriage Act,1856 - It permitted widow
remarriage
d) The Native Marriage Act,1872 - The child Marriage was
prohibited
e) The Sharda Act,1930 - The age of marriage was raised was
raised for boys and girls
f) Devadasi abolition Act,1947 - It abolished Devadsai system
VIII Project and
Activity
1. Prepare an information package of the social reformers
contributed in the development of women. ( Choose any one reformer and collect
information related to him).
2. Group Discussion: Participation of Women in Freedom
Movement.
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