Exercise 1
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Questions from Exercise 1 with Hints & Solutions
What is true about Brahmo Samaj?
1. It laid emphasis on human dignity.
2. It opposed idol worship.
3. It criticised social evils like Sati.
4. It incorporated the teaching of other religions.
Match the following
| List | List |
| A. Indian Social Conference | 1. MG Ranade |
| B. Brahmo Samaj | 2. ARM Roy |
| C. Brahmo Samaj of India | 3. KC Sen |
| D. Sadharan Brahmo Samaj | 4. AM Bose |
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Which of the following is/are incorrect?
1. In 1867 the Prarthana Samaj of Bombay was founded.
2. Two of its chief architects were Mahadev Govind Ranade and Ramkrishna Bhandarkar.
3. The leaders of the Prarthana Samaj were not influenced by the 'Brahmo Samaj'.
4. The Prarthana Samaj leaders condemned the caste system and the practice of untouchability.
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Consider the following statements in regard to Arya Samaj Movement?
1 . Dayanand Saraswati rejected later religious thoughts, which were in conflict with the Vedas, but his dependence on the Vedas and their infallibility gave his teachings an orthodox colouring.
2. The Arya Samajists though fought against untouchability but supported mool the rigidities of hereditary caste system.
3. The Arya Samaj Movement tried to prevent the conversion of Hindus to other religions, leading to inter-religious frictions, which was one of the factors in the growth of communalism in India in the 20th century.
Which of the statements given above are correct?
Consider the following statements
1. Devendranath Tagore set up Tattvabodhini Sabha to facilitate discussions on different philosophies.
2. In 1842, Debendranath founded Tattvabodhini Patrika to publish Upanisads along with his Bangia Translation.
3. The Tattvabodhini Sabha was setup under the editorship of Akshay kumar Datta.
4. Brahmo Samaj in Madras was founded with the help of Keshab Chandra Sen in 1864.
Which of these statements are correct?
Who among the following immediately succeeded Ram Mohan Roy as the head of the Brahmo Samaj?
Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists
| List (Institution) | List (Associated Person) |
| A. Atmiya Sabha | 1. Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar |
| B. Sanskrit College | 2. Aurobindo Ghosh |
| C. National Council of Education | 3. Raja Ram Mohan Roy |
| D. Adi Brahmo Samaj | 4. Devendra Nath Tagore |
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Consider the following statements about Brahmo Samaj
1. It was the earliest reform movement of the modern type greatly influenced by modern Western Ideas.
2. Keshab Chandra Sen joined the Brahrmo Samaj in 1858.
3. It discarded faith in divine avatars.
Which of these statements is/are correct?
