Q30. With whom was Gandhi associated in the Poona Pact of 1932?
[SSC GD Constable, Shift 3 — 2021]
(A) Motilal Nehru
(B) Muhammad Ali Jinnah
(C) B. R. Ambedkar
(D) Jawaharlal Nehru
Answer: (C) B. R. Ambedkar
Explanation: The Poona Pact followed a disagreement over the Communal Award’s proposal for separate electorates. Gandhi and Ambedkar negotiated a compromise providing reserved seats within joint electorates for Depressed Classes, signed on 24 September 1932.
Q29. In which state was social reformer Sree Narayana Guru born?
[SSC GD Constable, Shift 2 — 2021]
(A) Karnataka
(B) West Bengal
(C) Assam
(D) Kerala
Answer: (D) Kerala
Explanation: Sree Narayana Guru was born in Kerala and became an influential teacher of spiritual equality. His reform efforts addressed caste exclusion among communities including Ezhavas. His ideas inspired the Sree Narayana Dharma Paripalana movement and broader social reform in Kerala.
Q28. Which city served as a major centre of the Wahabi Movement in North India?
[MPSC Subordinate Services Prelims (2020 cycle) — 2021]
(A) Patna
(B) Delhi
(C) Firozpur
(D) Aligarh
Answer: (A) Patna
Explanation: Patna became an important centre in the Indian Wahabi network associated with Sayyid Ahmad Barelvi. The movement sought religious purification and attracted attention from colonial authorities, particularly as some activists became involved in opposition to British power.
Q27. In which year did Swami Vivekananda speak at the World’s Parliament of Religions in Chicago?
[SSC CGL Tier I (2020 cycle), Shift 2 — 2021]
(A) 1898
(B) 1893
(C) 1878
(D) 1884
Answer: (B) 1893
Explanation: Vivekananda addressed the Parliament of the World’s Religions in Chicago in 1893. His speeches communicated Vedantic ideas and religious tolerance to international audiences. His appearance enhanced his influence and preceded the founding of Ramakrishna Mission in 1897.
Q26. Which provisions formed part of the Poona Pact: state legislature reservations, central legislature reservations, and an unchangeable arrangement?
[MPSC State Service Main GS I (2021 paper) — 2021]
(A) All three
(B) State and central reservations only
(C) Central reservations and unchangeability
(D) State reservations and unchangeability
Answer: (B) State and central reservations only
Explanation: The Poona Pact provided reserved representation for Depressed Classes in provincial and central legislatures. The claim that provisions could never be changed was not correct. The agreement emerged in 1932 from the controversy over separate electorates.
Q25. Who established Adi Brahmo Samaj?
[MPPSC General Studies (2020 paper) — 2020]
(A) Debendranath Tagore
(B) Keshab Chandra Sen
(C) Raja Ram Mohan Roy
(D) Rabindranath Tagore
Answer: (A) Debendranath Tagore
Explanation: Debendranath Tagore led the Adi Brahmo Samaj after the 1866 split within the broader Brahmo movement. Keshab Chandra Sen headed the Brahmo Samaj of India. The division reflected differences over leadership, religious ideas and the direction of reform.
Q24. Who said that there was no time to think of God because much work remained to be done on Earth?
[UPPSC RO/ARO General Studies, Paper I — 2020]
(A) Swami Vivekananda
(B) Swami Dayanand Saraswati
(C) Ramakrishna Paramahansa
(D) Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar
Answer: (D) Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar
Explanation: Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar is associated with this statement highlighting practical humanitarian service. The Bengal reformer championed girls’ education, widow remarriage and compassion for the disadvantaged, reflecting an active commitment to alleviating social suffering.
Q23. Who started the Aligarh Movement?
[SSC CGL Tier I, Shift 1 — 2019]
(A) Maghfoor Ahmad Ajazi
(B) Muhammad Ali Jinnah
(C) Maulana Manzoor Ahsan
(D) Sir Syed Ahmad Khan
Answer: (D) Sir Syed Ahmad Khan
Explanation: Sir Syed Ahmad Khan initiated the Aligarh Movement to extend modern learning among Muslims in British India. Its educational initiative in Aligarh helped foster scientific instruction and new institutions, culminating in the development of Muhammadan Anglo-Oriental College.
Q22. With which state is the Kuka Movement associated?
[WBCS Prelims (2019 paper) — 2019]
(A) Assam
(B) Bengal
(C) Punjab
(D) Maharashtra
Answer: (C) Punjab
Explanation: The Kuka or Namdhari Movement arose in nineteenth-century Punjab. It emphasized Sikh religious discipline, social reform and opposition to certain customs. Under Baba Ram Singh, it also developed resistance to the British colonial government.
Q21. Who initiated the Faraizi Movement?
[BPSC 64th CCE Prelims — 2018]
(A) Haji Shariatullah
(B) Syed Ahmad Barelvi
(C) Salimullah
(D) M. A. Jinnah
Answer: (A) Haji Shariatullah
Explanation: Haji Shariatullah founded the Faraizi Movement in nineteenth-century Bengal, urging observance of obligatory Islamic duties. After him, his son Dudu Miyan expanded the movement’s influence among peasants and challenged social and economic oppression in rural areas.
