Match the authors in List - I with their books in List - II.
| List - I Author | List - II Book | ||
| (A) | Bishop Joseph Butler | (I) | Sultana's Dream |
| (B) | M.G. Ranade | (II) | Stree Purush Tulana |
| (C) | Tarabai Shinde | (III) | Analogy of Religion |
| (D) | Begum Rokeya Sakhawat Hussain | (IV) | Vedic Authorities for Widow Marriage |
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The correct answer is Option (1) → (A)-(III), (B)-(IV), (C)-(II), (D)-(I)
(A) Bishop Joseph Butler — this matches (III) Analogy of Religion.
(B) M.G. Ranade — this matches (IV) Vedic Authorities for Widow Marriage.
(C) Tarabai Shinde — this matches (II) Stree Purush Tulana.
(D) Begum Rokeya Sakhawat Hussain — this matches (I) Sultana's Dream.
NCERT (2025-26): “5.3 Struggle for women’s equality and rights … The deplorable and unjust treatment of the Hindu upper caste widows was a major issue taken up by the social reformers. Ranade used the writings of scholars such as Bishop Joseph Butler whose Analogy of Religion and Three Sermons on Human Nature dominated the moral philosophy syllabus of Bombay University in the 1860s. At the same time, M.G. Ranade’s writings entitled the The Texts of the Hindu Law on the Lawfulness of the Remarriage of Widows and Vedic Authorities for Widow Marriage…” “…two books written by women, Stree Purush Tulana written in 1882 and Sultana’s Dream written in 1905.” “Stree Purush Tulana (or Comparison of Men and Women) was written by a Maharashtrian housewife, Tarabai Shinde, as a protest against the double standards of a male dominated society.…” “…Begum Rokeya Sakhawat Hossain was born in a well-to-do Bengali Muslim family, and was lucky to have a husband who was very liberal in outlook…” |