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CUET Sociology 2025 · Sociology · 5 questions

New technologies speeded up various forms of communication. The printing press, telegraph, and later the microphone, movement of people and goods through steamship and railways helped quick movement of new ideas. Within India, social reformers from Punjab and Bengal exchanged ideas with reformers from Madras and Maharashtra. Keshav Chandra Sen of Bengal visited Madras in 186(d) Pandita Ramabai travelled to different corners of the country. Some of them went to other countries. Christian missionaries reached remote corners of present day Nagaland, Mizoram and Meghalaya. Modern social organisations like the Brahmo Samaj in Bengal and Arya Samaj in Punjab were set up. The All-India Muslim Ladies Conference (Anjuman-E-Khawatn-E-Islam) was founded in 191(d) Indian reformers debated not just in public meetings but through public media like newspapers and journals. Translations of writings of social reformers from one Indian language to another took place. For instance, Vishnu Shastri published a Marathi translation of Vidyasagar's book in Indu Prakash in 1868.

Question 1

What may be the significance of Marathi translation of Vidyasagar's book by Vishnu Shastri?
  1. A. Importance of Bengal over other regions.
  2. B. Spread of new ideas across the country.
  3. C. Importance of travelling.
  4. D. Development of printing press.

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Question 2

According to the passage, which of the following states were most involved in communicating and sharing ideas of social reforms?
  1. A. Bengal and Assam
  2. B. Bengal, Punjab, Madras and Maharastra
  3. C. Maharasthra, Gujarat and Karnataka
  4. D. Punjab and Nagaland

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Question 3

Who argued that the modes of communication is responsible for bringing social change in Indian society?
  1. A. Pandita Ramabai
  2. B. M.N. Srinivas
  3. C. Satish Saberwal
  4. D. Keshav Chandra Sen

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Question 4

Which of the following was a key contribution of Christian missionaries during colonial rule?
  1. A. Abolition of caste system.
  2. B. Collecting data for census enumeration
  3. C. Religious transformation
  4. D. Spreading education to remote corners of north-eastern states

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