Class 8 History 5. Social and Religious Reforms/Maharashtra State Board Questions and answers
Class 8 History
5. Social and Religious Reforms
1. Rewrite the statements by choosing the
appropriate options.
(Sir Sayyad Ahmad Khan, Swami
Vivekanada, Maharshi Vitthal Ramji
Shinde)
(1) ............... established the Ramkrishna
Mission.
Ans: Swami Vivekananda established the Ramkrishna Mission.
(2) The Anglo-Mohammedan Oriental
College was established by .............. . Ans: The Anglo-Mohammedan Oriental
College was established by Sir Sayyad Ahmad Khan.
(3) The Depressed Classes Mission was
founded by .............. .
Ans: The Depressed Classes Mission was
founded by Maharshi Vitthal Ramji Shinde .
2. Complete the following table.
Answer:
Ans: 3. Explain the following statements with
reasons.
(1) The Social and religious reform
movement began in India.
Ans: The modern educated Indians became aware that the backwardness of India was due to superstitions, casteism, old customs, class system and lack of critical outlook. It was necessar...