Question : Established in 1867 in Bombay, the ____ sought to remove caste restrictions, abolish child marriage, and encourage the education of women, etc.
Option 1: Veda Samaj
Option 2: Arya Samaj
Option 3: Prarthana Samaj
Option 4: Satyashodhak Samaj
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Correct Answer: Prarthana Samaj
Solution : The correct answer is Prarthana Samaj.
On March 31, 1867, during Keshub Chandra Sen's visit to Maharashtra, Atmaram Pandurang created Prarthana Samaj to convert people to monotheistic belief systems. After Mahadev Govind Ranade joined, it gained popularity. The intellectuals who supported changes to the Hindu social structure were the primary reformers.
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Question : Which of the following was established in Bombay in 1875?
Option 1: Satyashodhak Samaj
Option 2: Aligarh movement
Option 3: Brahma Samaj
Option 4: Arya Samaj
Question : 'Back to Vedas' was the slogan of which reform movement?
Option 1: Dev Samaj
Option 2: Brahmo Samaj
Question : In 1873, the Satyashodhak Samaj was established in______.
Option 1: Bihar Province
Option 2: Madras Presidency
Option 3: Bombay Presidency
Option 4: Punjab Province
Question : Which of the following reforming societies believed Vedas to be the fountain of all the knowledge?
Option 1: Theosophical Society
Option 2: Prarthana Samaj
Option 3: Arya Samaj
Option 4: Brahmo Samaj
Question : R. G. Bhandarkar was a popular leader of which reforming society?
Option 1: Prarthana Samaj
Option 3: Theosophical Society
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