The reformers in List-I with their contribution in List-II.
| LIST-I (Social Reformers) | LIST-II (Contribution) | ||
| (A) | Savitribai Phule | (I) | Worked for Upliftment of Dalits |
| (B) | Raja Ram mohan Roy | (II) | Worked for Upliftment of Muslim women's education |
| (C) | Jotiba Phule | (III) | Worked for women's education |
| (D) | Syed Ahmad Khan | (IV) | Worked for abolishing Sati |
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)-(I), (D)-(II)
(A) Savitribai Phule — this matches (III) Worked for women’s education. She was the first headmistress of the country’s first school for girls in Pune.
(B) Raja Ram mohan Roy — this matches (IV) Worked for abolishing Sati. He led the anti-sati campaign in Bengal, the first women’s issue to receive public attention.
(C) Jotiba Phule — this matches (I) Worked for Upliftment of Dalits. Phule came from a socially excluded caste and attacked caste as well as gender discrimination; he was one of the leaders of the lower castes who fought untouchability.
(D) Syed Ahmad Khan — this matches (II) Worked for Upliftment of Muslim women’s education. Sir Syed Ahmed Khan led the social reform movement in Islam and wanted girls to be educated, but within the precincts of their homes.
NCERT (2025-26): “5.3 Struggle for women’s equality and rights … We draw from the anti-sati campaign led by Raja Rammohun Roy in Bengal, the widow remarriage movement in the Bombay Presidency where Ranade was one of the leading reformers, from Jyotiba Phule’s simultaneous attack on caste and gender oppression, and from the social reform movement in Islam led by Sir Syed Ahmed Khan.…” “5.3 Struggle for women’s equality and rights … As in the case of other reformers, a similar trend of drawing upon both modern western ideas as well as the sacred texts characterised Sir Syed Ahmed Khan’s efforts to reform Muslim society. He wanted girls to be educated, but within the precincts of their homes.…”
Margin box: Savitri Bai Phule |
