Question : Who was the founder of the reform movement, Arya Samaj?
Option 1: Swami Dayananda Saraswati
Option 2: Raja Ram Mohan Roy
Option 3: Anand Mohan Bose
Option 4: M.G. Ranade
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Correct Answer: Swami Dayananda Saraswati
Solution : The correct answer is Swami Dayananda Saraswati.
Arya Samaj, meaning 'Noble Society,' is a monotheistic Hindu reform movement established in the 1870s by the ascetic Dayananda Saraswati. Emphasising the infallible authority of the Vedas, it seeks to promote values aligned with Vedic principles.
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Question : Who was the founder of Brahmo Samaj in 1828 at Calcutta?
Option 1: Swami Dayanand Saraswati
Option 2: Ram Singh
Option 3: Raja Ram Mohan Roy
Option 4: H. N. Kunzru
Question : Who among the following founded Brahmo Samaj in Calcutta (Kolkata)?
Option 1: Swami Vivekananda
Option 2: Swami Dayanand Saraswati
Option 3: Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar
Option 4: Raja Ram Mohan Roy
Question : Who among the following is known as the "Father of the Indian Renaissance"?
Option 1: Raja Ram Mohan Roy
Option 2: Rabindranath Tagore
Option 3: Swami Dayananda Saraswati
Option 4: Swami Vivekananda
Question : Which among the following socio-religious communities was founded by Raja Ram Mohan Roy?
Option 1: Prarthana Samaj
Option 2: Arya Samaj
Option 3: Akali Dal
Option 4: Brahmo Samaj
Question : Who was the founder of the Widow Remarriage Association (1861)?
Option 1: Mahadev Govind Ranade
Option 2: R. G. Bhandarkar
Option 3: Atmaram Pandurang
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