Which of the following statements about the middle class reform movements are correct?
(A) Many reformers came from the newly emerging western educated Indian middle class.
(B) The women's question arose as part of the eighteenth century middle class reform movements.
(C) Many reformers used both western democratic ideals and pride in their democratic past for women's rights.
(D) Ranade was a leading reformer of the widow remarriage movement in Bengal.
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
The correct answer is Option (4) → A and C only
(A) Many reformers came from the newly emerging western educated Indian middle class. — Correct. Many reformers came from the newly emerging western educated Indian middle class. This is why these are called middle class reform movements.
(B) The women's question arose as part of the eighteenth century middle class reform movements. — Incorrect. The women's question arose in the nineteenth century reform movements. The eighteenth century is the wrong period.
(C) Many reformers used both western democratic ideals and pride in their democratic past for women's rights. — Correct. The reformers drew on the democratic ideals of the modern west and on pride in their own democratic past. Many used both these resources to fight for women's rights.
(D) Ranade was a leading reformer of the widow remarriage movement in Bengal. — Incorrect. Ranade was a leading reformer of the widow remarriage movement in the Bombay Presidency. Bengal was the region of Raja Rammohun Roy's anti-sati campaign.
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