1. Chandraprabha Saikiani was a renowned —
a) singer
b) social reformer
c) doctor
d) teacher
Answer: b) social reformer
2. Chandraprabha Saikiani was born on —
a) 15 March 1901
b) 16 March 1901
c) 16 April 1901
d) 15 April 1901
Answer: b) 16 March 1901
3. Chandraprabha Saikiani was born in —
a) Hajo
b) Nagaon
c) Doisingari village
d) Guwahati
Answer: c) Doisingari village
4. Her father’s name was —
a) Nilkanta Barua
b) Ratiram Mazumdar
c) Mahatma Gandhi
d) Rajaniprabha
Answer: b) Ratiram Mazumdar
5. Her mother’s name was —
a) Gangapriya
b) Rajaniprabha
c) Chandraprabha
d) Saikiani
Answer: a) Gangapriya
6. Chandraprabha’s sister was —
a) Gangapriya
b) Rajaniprabha
c) Nilkanta
d) Hajo
Answer: b) Rajaniprabha
7. The school attended by Chandraprabha initially had only —
a) girls
b) teachers
c) boys
d) poor students
Answer: c) boys
8. Who awarded Chandraprabha and her sister a scholarship?
a) Mahatma Gandhi
b) Ratiram Mazumdar
c) Nilkanta Barua
d) Assam Sahitya Sabha
Answer: c) Nilkanta Barua
9. Chandraprabha and her sister studied at —
a) Cotton College
b) Nagaon Mission School
c) Kamrup School
d) Hajo School
Answer: b) Nagaon Mission School
10. Girls were not admitted into the hostel unless they converted to —
a) Hinduism
b) Islam
c) Buddhism
d) Christianity
Answer: d) Christianity
11. Chandraprabha opposed the restriction in the hostel —
a) silently
b) weakly
c) vehemently
d) carelessly
Answer: c) vehemently
12. In 1925, Chandraprabha protested against women sitting behind a —
a) curtain
b) bamboo screen
c) wall
d) stage
Answer: b) bamboo screen
13. The Assam Sahitya Sabha session was held at —
a) Hajo
b) Kamrup
c) Nagaon
d) Delhi
Answer: c) Nagaon
14. The first women’s organisation formed at her initiative was —
a) Assam Women Club
b) Assam Pradeshik Mahila Samiti
c) Mahila Sabha
d) Nari Sangha
Answer: b) Assam Pradeshik Mahila Samiti
15. Chandraprabha fought against the deep rooted —
a) poverty
b) caste system
c) illiteracy
d) unemployment
Answer: b) caste system
16. Which famous temple did she fight to open for everyone?
a) Kamakhya Temple
b) Hayagriva Madhava Temple
c) Umananda Temple
d) Navagraha Temple
Answer: b) Hayagriva Madhava Temple
17. Chandraprabha met Mahatma Gandhi in —
a) 1920
b) 1921
c) 1925
d) 1930
Answer: b) 1921
18. Gandhi inspired her to join the —
a) education movement
b) social movement
c) freedom movement
d) women’s organisation
Answer: c) freedom movement
19. Chandraprabha spread the message of —
a) khadi
b) boycott of foreign clothes
c) removal of untouchability
d) all of these
Answer: d) all of these
20. Chandraprabha was imprisoned —
a) once
b) twice
c) thrice
d) four times
Answer: c) thrice
21. The Padma Shri was conferred upon her after her death in —
a) 1970
b) 1971
c) 1972
d) 1975
Answer: c) 1972
22. She was remembered with a commemorative postal stamp in —
a) 1999
b) 2000
c) 2001
d) 2002
Answer: d) 2002
VSA (Very Short Answer Questions)
1. Who was Chandraprabha Saikiani?
Answer: A renowned social reformer from Assam.
2. When was Chandraprabha Saikiani born?
Answer: 16 March 1901.
3. Where was she born?
Answer: In Doisingari village, Kamrup district.
4. Who were her parents?
Answer: Ratiram Mazumdar and Gangapriya.
5. What was the name of her sister?
Answer: Rajaniprabha.
6. Why did Chandraprabha and her sister go to school through mud?
Answer: Because they were eager to study.
7. Who impressed by Chandraprabha’s efforts?
Answer: Nilkanta Barua.
8. Which school did Chandraprabha join with a scholarship?
Answer: Nagaon Mission School.
9. What restriction did Chandraprabha oppose in the hostel?
Answer: Conversion to Christianity for hostel admission.
10. What custom did she challenge in 1925?
Answer: Women sitting behind bamboo screens.
11. Name the first women’s organisation formed at her initiative.
Answer: Assam Pradeshik Mahila Samiti.
12. Which temple did she fight to open for all?
Answer: Hayagriva Madhava Temple.
13. Who inspired her to join the freedom movement?
Answer: Mahatma Gandhi.
14. What message did she spread?
Answer: Khadi and boycott of foreign clothes.
15. How many times was she imprisoned?
Answer: Three times.
16. Which award was conferred upon her after death?
Answer: Padma Shri.
17. In which year was the postal stamp issued in her memory?
Answer: 2002.
Fill in the Blanks
1. Chandraprabha Saikiani was a renowned social ______.
Answer: reformer
2. She fought for formal education for ______.
Answer: girls
3. Chandraprabha was born on ______ March 1901.
Answer: 16
4. She was born in ______ village.
Answer: Doisingari
5. Her father’s name was Ratiram ______.
Answer: Mazumdar
6. Her sister’s name was ______.
Answer: Rajaniprabha
7. Nilkanta Barua awarded the sisters a ______.
Answer: scholarship
8. They studied at Nagaon Mission ______.
Answer: School
9. Chandraprabha opposed conversion to ______.
Answer: Christianity
10. Women had to sit behind a bamboo ______.
Answer: screen
11. The Assam Sahitya Sabha session was held at ______.
Answer: Nagaon
12. The first women’s organisation formed was Assam Pradeshik Mahila ______.
Answer: Samiti
13. Chandraprabha fought against the caste ______.
Answer: system
14. She fought for entry into Hayagriva Madhava ______.
Answer: temple
15. Mahatma Gandhi inspired her to join the ______ movement.
Answer: freedom
16. She spread the message of ______.
Answer: khadi
17. Chandraprabha was imprisoned ______ times.
Answer: thrice
18. The ______ Shri was conferred upon her after death.
Answer: Padma
19. A commemorative postal ______ was issued in 2002.
Answer: stamp
True or False
1. Chandraprabha Saikiani was a social reformer.
Answer: True
2. She fought against girls’ education.
Answer: False
3. Chandraprabha was born in 1901.
Answer: True
4. Rajaniprabha was her sister.
Answer: True
5. The school they attended had only boys.
Answer: True
6. Nilkanta Barua ignored Chandraprabha’s efforts.
Answer: False
7. Girls had to convert to Christianity for hostel admission.
Answer: True
8. Chandraprabha supported the bamboo screen system.
Answer: False
9. Assam Pradeshik Mahila Samiti was the first women’s organisation.
Answer: True
10. Chandraprabha fought against the caste system.
Answer: True
11. She fought for entry into Hayagriva Madhava Temple for everyone.
Answer: True
12. Mahatma Gandhi inspired her freedom movement activities.
Answer: True
13. Chandraprabha spread the message of foreign clothes.
Answer: False
14. She was imprisoned three times.
Answer: True
15. The Padma Shri was awarded to her after her death.
Answer: True
16. A postal stamp in her memory was issued in 2002.
Answer: True
