1.	Who founded the Servants of India Society in 1905 ?
	Sayid Ahmed Khan
	Annie Besant
	Raja Ram Mohan Roy
	Gopal Krishna Gokhale
	Answer: Gopal Krishna Gokhale Explanation: Servants of India Society was founded on 12 June 1905 by Gopal Krishna Gokhale. Along with him were a small group of educated Indians, as Natesh Appaji Dravid, Gopal Krishna Deodhar and Anant Patwardhan who wanted to promote social and human development and overthrow the British rule in India.The publication of The Hitavada, the organ of the Society in English from Nagpur commenced in 1911.
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2.	Who started the temple entry movement in 1927 ?
	Medha Patkar
	Bhimrao Ambedkar
	Vinoba Bhave
	Mahatma Gandhi
	Answer: Bhimrao Ambedkar Explanation: Ambedkar belonged to a Mahar family. In 1927, he started a temple entry movement, which was resented by the Brahman priests. Ambedkar led three such movements for temple entry between 1927 and 1935.
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3.	Veteran freedom fighter, social reformer and feminist Savithribai Phule hailed from which of the following states of India ?
	Maharashtra
	Odisha
	Rajasthan
	Gujarat
	Answer: Maharashtra Explanation: Savitribai phule was an indian social reformer, educationist and poet from Maharashtra. She was the first female teacher of India.
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4.	Veteran freedom fighter, social reformer and feminist Savithribai Phule hailed from which of the following states of India ?
	Maharashtra
	Odisha
	Rajasthan
	Gujarat
	Answer: Maharashtra Explanation: Savitribai phule was an indian social reformer, educationist and poet from Maharashtra. She was the first female teacher of India.
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5.	Who among the following is known as the ' father of Muslim renaissance' in Bengal ?
	Sir Syed Ahmed Khan
	Ameer Ali
	Nawab Abdul Latif Khan
	Nawab Salimullah Khan
	Answer: Nawab Abdul Latif Khan Explanation: Father of Muslin Renaissance in Bengal is Nawab Abdul Latif Khan. His title, Nawab was awarded by the British in 1880. He was one of the first Muslim in nineteenth centuary India to embrace the idea of modernization.
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6.	Who among the following scholars is associated with the Tibet-home theory of the ArySol ?
	Dayanand Saraswati
	Bal Gangadhar Tilak
	MacDonell
	Max Muller
	Answer: Dayanand Saraswati Explanation: In his book Satyarth Prakash, Swami Dayanand Saraswati propounded that the original home of the ArySol. was Tibet. The logic behind was that the sun and fire were worshipped in Tibet due to extreme cold and the flora and fauna mentioned in Rig-Veda were found in Tibet.
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7.	Who was the founder of the Ramakrishna Mission ?
	Debendranath Tagore
	Atmaram Pandurang
	Swami Vivekananda
	Swami Dayanand
	Answer: Swami Vivekananda Explanation: Swami Vivekananda founded Ramakrishna Mission in 1897 to spread the teachings of Vedanta as embodied in the life of the Hindu saint Ramakrishna and to improve the social conditions of the Indian people.
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8.	The leader of the Bhakti movement focusing on Lord Rama was ________ ?
	Namdeva
	Ramananda
	Jayadeva
	Vivekananda
	Answer: Ramananda Explanation: The leader of the bhakti movement focusing on the Lord as Rama was Ramananda. Ramananda focused on Rama as Supreme Lord, and love, devotion and chanting his sacred name is the source of liberation.
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9.	In which year was the Chicago (USA) Conference Of World Religions held that included Swami Vivekananda’s talk on religion as one of its highlights ?
	1889
	1882
	1893
	1978
	Answer: 1893 Explanation: In 1893 was the Chicago (USA) Conference Of World Religions held that included Swami Vivekananda’s talk on religion as one of its highlights. This led to a new series of conferences under the official title Parliament of the World's Religions with the same goal of trying to create a global dialogue of faiths.
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10.	What was the paternal name of Swami Dayanand Saraswati ?
	Narayan Shankar
	Mool Shankar
	Krishna Shankar
	Om Shankar
	Answer: Mool Shankar Explanation: Mool Shankar was the paternal name of Swami Dayanand Saraswati. He founded the Arya Samaj that brought about changes in the religious perception of Indians. He voiced his opinions against idolatry and the pointless emphasis on empty ritualism, and man-made dictates that women are not allowed to read the Vedas. His idea of denouncing the caste system inherited by oneself in lieu of their birth was nothing short of radical.
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