Consider the following statements about the nineteenth century reform…

Consider the following statements about the nineteenth century reform movements:

(A) The women's question arose as part of nineteenth century middle class social reform movements.
(B) The reformers were inspired by modern western democratic ideals and by a deep distrust of their own past traditions.
(C) Many reformers came from the newly emerging western educated Indian middle class.
(D) The nature of these movements varied from region to region.

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Answer & explanation

Correct answer: option 4

The correct answer is Option (4) → A, C and D only

(A) The women's question arose as part of nineteenth century middle class social reform movements. — Correct. In modern India the women's question came up within the nineteenth century middle class social reform movements.

(B) The reformers were inspired by modern western democratic ideals and by a deep distrust of their own past traditions. — Incorrect. The reformers were inspired by western democratic ideals and also by a deep pride in their own democratic traditions. The word distrust reverses the second source.

(C) Many reformers came from the newly emerging western educated Indian middle class. — Correct. These are called middle class reform movements because many reformers came from the newly emerging western educated Indian middle class.

(D) The nature of these movements varied from region to region. — Correct. These movements did not take one form across India. Their nature varied from region to region.

NCERT (2026-27): “5.3 Struggle for women’s equality and rights …
The women’s question arose in modern India as part of the nineteenth century middle class social reform movements. The nature of these movements varied from region to region. They are often termed as middle class reform movements because many of these reformers were from the newly emerging western educated Indian middle class. They were often at once inspired by the democratic ideals of the modern west and by a deep pride in their own democratic traditions of the past. Many used both these resources to fight for women’s rights. …”