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Class 8 History Ch 9 Women, Caste and reform
Q1. What social ideas did the following people support?
a)Rammohun Roy
Spread of Western education
Reforming Hinduism
Greater freedom and equality for women
Upliftment of widows
Campaigned against the practise of sati
Critical of caste inequalities
b)Dayanand Saraswati
ReformingHinduism
Supported widow remarriage
Education for girls
c) Veerasalingam Pantulu
Supported widow remarriage
d)Jyotirao Phule
Education for girls
Critical of the caste system
Critical of all forms of inequality
e)Pandita Ramabai
Critical of the treatment of upper-caste Hindu women and widows
f) Periyar
Campaigned against caste and social inequalities
Critical of Hindu scriptures
g)Mumtaz Ali
Promoting women’s education
h)Ishwarchandra Vidyasagar
Supported widow remarriage
Education for girls
Q2. 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.True
(b)Social reformers had to discard the ancient texts in order to argue for reform in social practises.False
(c)Reformers got full support from all sections of the people of the country.False
(d)The Child Marriage Restraint Act was passed in 1829.False
Q3.How did the knowledge of ancient texts help the reformers promote new laws?
Ans: The reformers believed that changes were necessary in society, and unjust practises needed to be done away with. They thought that the best way to ensure such changes was by persuading people to give up old practises and adopt a new way of life. Whenever they wished to challenge a practise that seemed harmful, they tried to find a verse or a sentence in the ancient sacred texts that supported their point of view. They then suggested that the practise as it existed was against early tradition. For example, Rammohun Roy used ancient texts to show that the practise of sati or widow burning had no
Q1. What social ideas did the following people support?
a)Rammohun Roy
Spread of Western education
Reforming Hinduism
Greater freedom and equality for women
Upliftment of widows
Campaigned against the practise of sati
Critical of caste inequalities
b)Dayanand Saraswati
ReformingHinduism
Supported widow remarriage
Education for girls
c) Veerasalingam Pantulu
Supported widow remarriage
d)Jyotirao Phule
Education for girls
Critical of the caste system
Critical of all forms of inequality
e)Pandita Ramabai
Critical of the treatment of upper-caste Hindu women and widows
f) Periyar
Campaigned against caste and social inequalities
Critical of Hindu scriptures
g)Mumtaz Ali
Promoting women’s education
h)Ishwarchandra Vidyasagar
Supported widow remarriage
Education for girls
Q2. 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.True
(b)Social reformers had to discard the ancient texts in order to argue for reform in social practises.False
(c)Reformers got full support from all sections of the people of the country.False
(d)The Child Marriage Restraint Act was passed in 1829.False
Q3.How did the knowledge of ancient texts help the reformers promote new laws?
Ans: The reformers believed that changes were necessary in society, and unjust practises needed to be done away with. They thought that the best way to ensure such changes was by persuading people to give up old practises and adopt a new way of life. Whenever they wished to challenge a practise that seemed harmful, they tried to find a verse or a sentence in the ancient sacred texts that supported their point of view. They then suggested that the practise as it existed was against early tradition. For example, Rammohun Roy used ancient texts to show that the practise of sati or widow burning had no