Question map
Not attempted Correct Incorrect ★ Bookmarked
Loading…
Q1 (NDA-II/2012) History & Culture › Modern India (Pre-1857) › Socio-religious reform movements Answer Verified

The Jury Act of 1827 was opposed by many Indians. One of the grounds for opposing it was that it denied both to the Hindus and Mohammedans, the honour of a seat on the Grand Jury. Which among the following was known for his opposition to the Jury Act?

Result
Your answer: —  ·  Correct: D
Explanation

Raja Rammohan Roy was a pioneering figure in the defense of civil liberties and legal rights in India. He strongly opposed the Jury Act of 1827, which introduced religious discrimination into the judicial system. The Act stipulated that while Christians could serve on juries for both Christians and non-Christians, Hindus and Muslims were barred from sitting on juries involving Christians. Furthermore, it denied Indians the honor of serving on the Grand Jury. Roy organized a petition against this Act, signed by both Hindus and Muslims, and sent it to the British Parliament, arguing that such discriminatory laws undermined the principle of equality before the law. His activism against the Jury Act is considered one of the earliest instances of organized constitutional protest in modern India, reflecting his broader commitment to socio-religious and administrative reforms [1].

Sources

  1. [1] https://ddceutkal.ac.in/Syllabus/MA_history/paper-22.pdf
How others answered
Each bar shows the % of students who chose that option. Green bar = correct answer, blue outline = your choice.
Community Performance
Out of everyone who attempted this question.
63%
got it right
✓ Thank you! We'll review this.

SIMILAR QUESTIONS

IAS · 2003 · Q111 Relevance score: -2.23

Assertion (A) : In 1916, Mualana Mohammad Ali and Abul Kalam Azad resigned from the Legislative Council. Reason (R) : The Rowlatt Act was passed by the government in spite of being opposed by all Indian members of the Legislative Council.

NDA-I · 2015 · Q89 Relevance score: -2.95

While opposing the Public Safety Bill, 1928 who among the following said that it was ‘a direct attack on Indian nationalism, on the Indian National Congress’ and as ‘the Slavery of India, Bill No. 1’ ?

IAS · 2002 · Q111 Relevance score: -3.90

With reference to the Indian freedom struggle, which one of the following statements is not correct?

IAS · 2003 · Q81 Relevance score: -4.09

With reference to Indian freedom struggle, which one of the following statements is not correct?

NDA-II · 2013 · Q48 Relevance score: -5.06

“ it has reduced to politically to sertdom. It has sapped the foundations of our culture... it has degraded us spiritually”. This was Mahatma Gandhi complaining of the bad effect on Indians of which action/policy of the colonial government?