Daily Quiz-466

GK Bank

Tribune News Service

Chandigarh, Updated At : 07:55 PM May 27, 2026 IST

Q1. Which of the following pairs is correctly matched regarding Raja Rammohan Roy’s institutional contributions?

(a) Atmiya Sabha — 1821, opposed idol worship

(b) Brahmo Sabha — 1828, rejected priesthood and idol worship

(d) Calcutta Unitarian Association — 1814, promoted Sanskrit learning

Q2. Consider the following statements about Raja Rammohan Roy:

1. He served in the Revenue Department of the East India Company before dedicating himself to social reform.

2. He advocated for the retention of the caste system as a stabilising social institution.

3. His sustained campaign against Sati provided the moral basis for the Sati Regulation Act of 1829.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

(a) 1 and 2 only

(b) 2 and 3 only

(d) 1, 2, and 3

Q3. Raja Rammohan Roy’s theological philosophy was primarily influenced by which of the following?

1. Upanishadic monotheism

2. Islamic theological traditions

3. European Enlightenment rationalism

Select the correct answer using the codes below:

(a) 1 only

(b) 1 and 2 only

(d) 1, 2, and 3

Q4. With reference to Raja Rammohan Roy’s political ideas, which of the following demands did he NOT articulate?

(a) Separation of the executive from the judiciary

(b) Indianisation of superior civil services

(d) Fixed minimum land rents to protect peasant cultivators

Q5. Rabindranath Tagore’s description of Raja Rammohan Roy as the “Inaugurator of the Modern Age in India” is best justified by which of the following?

(a) His role in organising the first armed resistance against British rule

(b) His simultaneous transformation of social practices, religious institutions, educational systems, press freedom, and political thought in colonial India

(d) His establishment of the Indian National Congress as a platform for nationalist politics

ANSWERS

Q1 — (b)

The Brahmo Sabha, founded in 1828, was built on rejection of priesthood, sacrifice, and idol worship. Option (a) is wrong on the year — Atmiya Sabha was founded in 1814. Option (c) is wrong — Vedanta College (1825) offered a blended Indian and Western curriculum, not exclusively Western. Option (d) is wrong on both year and purpose.

Q2 — (c)

Statement 1 is correct — Roy served as a Diwan in the East India Company’s Revenue Department from 1809 to 1814. Statement 3 is correct — his activism directly influenced Bentinck’s legislation. Statement 2 is incorrect — Roy was a vigorous critic of caste rigidities and untouchability.

Q3 — (d)

All three strands shaped Roy’s theology. Upanishadic philosophy provided his monotheistic Hindu foundations; Islamic thought reinforced his unitarian convictions; and Enlightenment rationalism informed his rejection of superstition and ritualism.

Q4 — (c)

Roy never demanded immediate British expulsion or full self-rule. His political vision was reformist rather than revolutionary — he sought constitutional rights, administrative equity, and civil liberties within the colonial framework.

Q5 — (b)

Tagore’s designation is justified by the sheer breadth of Roy’s interventions — spanning social legislation, religious reform, institutional education, press freedom, and constitutional political demands — rather than any single achievement.

Daily Quiz-466

GK Bank

Ravneet Kaur

Tribune News Service

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