History & Civics
He considered the caste system prevalent in India an epitome of slavery. In one of his famous books he described the hardships felt by the lower castes. Who was he?
- Raja Rammohan Roy
- Swami Dayanand Saraswati
- Jyotiba Phule
- Ramakrishna Paramhansa
Related Questions
Choose the options that do not apply to the immediate objectives of the Indian National Congress.
P: To promote friendly relations between nationalist political workers from different parts of the country.
Q: To incite the masses against the British officials.
R: To formulate popular demands and present them before the government.
S: To promote national unity by encouraging Swadeshi.
- P and Q
- Q and R
- Q and S
- R and S
Sakshi was given an assignment to study in detail about the evil practice of 'Sati' in India. While doing so, she came to know that this practice was abolished by William Bentinck, the Governor-General of India in 1829. Who was the Indian social reformer whose efforts led to the abolition of this evil practice.
- Swami Dayanand Saraswati
- Raja Rammohan Roy
- Jyotiba Phule
- Swami Vivekananda
He was the first to preach 'Swadeshi' and 'India for the Indians'. Who was he?
- Swami Dayanand Saraswati
- Swami Vivekananda
- Raja Rammohan Roy
- Jyotiba Phule
He was a great humanist, who believed that service to mankind was service to God. Who was he?
- Jyotiba Phule
- Swami Dayanand Saraswati
- Raja Rammohan Roy
- Swami Vivekananda