Answer the following in short:  

3. What was the goal of the Hitkarni Sabha?  

4. What kind of work did the untouchables traditionally do? 

 Answer the following in short:  

1. What is meant by sati?  

2. Name any there organizations that promoted widow remarriage.

II. Tick the correct answer.  

1. The word ‘polygamy’ means  

a) One man having many wives
b) One women having many husbands 
c) Killing a girl child
d) None of these  

2. Which reformer’s articles were published in The Times?  

a) Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar
b) Dayananda Saraswati  

c) Behramji Malabari
d) Jyotirao Phule  

3. Jyotirao Phule founded the  

a)Satyashodhak Samaj
b) Brahmo Samaj  

c)Veda Samaj
d) Arya Samaj  

4. Who wrote the book ‘Gulamgiri’?  

a) Jyotirao Phule
b) Veersaligam Pantulu  

c) Dayanand Saraswati
d) Tarabai Shinde  

I. Fill in the blanks.  

1. ………… is a social evil involving the murder of girl children.  

2. ………… established the Sharada Sadan in Pune to help widows.  

3. The………… was a women’s college established under the university of Calcutta. 
4. …………… worked to improve the condition of the Ezhavas and campaigned for temple-entry rights  for the untouchables.  

5. The Singh Sabhas promoted reform by spreading modern education through……………. Schools  and colleges.