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Arya Samaj was started by _____.

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Important Questions on Bhakti and Social Reform Movements

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 Consider the following pairs:
1. B. G. Tilak - founder of the Poona Sarvajanik Sabha
2. Madan Mohan Malaviya - founder of Banaras Hindu University
3. Keshab Chandra Sen - Leader of Brahmo Samaj
Which of the statements given above is/are correct? 

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Consider the following statements with regard to Women's India Association, the Centenary Celebrations of which was inaugurated recently.

I. It was founded on May 7, 1917 by Annie Besant and Margaret Cousins.

II. It was responsible for enactment and implementation of the Child Marriage Restraint Act, 1929.

Choose the correct option

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Which one among the following is not true of the Brahmo Samaj?
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Consider the following statements: 
1. Arya Samaj was founded in 1835.
2. Lala Lajpat Rai opposed the appeal of Arya Samaj to the authority of Vedas in support of its social reform programme.
3. Under Keshab Chandra Sen, the Brahmo Samaj campaigned for women's Education
4. Vinoba Bhave founded the Sarvodya Samaj to work among refugees
Which of these statements are correct?
 
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The 'Arya Samaj' was founded by which of the following personality?
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The Arya Samaj was founded by _____.
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Match the following social reforms of modern India with the reform organisations founded by them and the year of their foundation:

List-I List-II
A. Raja Ram Mohan Roy (1) Tatvabodhini Sabha (1839)
B. Devendra Nath Tagore (2) Brahma Samaj of India (1860)
C. Keshav Chandra Sen (3) Brahma Samaj (1828)
D. MG Ranade (4) Arya Samaj (1875)
E. Dayanand Saraswati (5) Prarthana Samaj (1867)

Codes:

A       B      C     D

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The main cause for the Instant popularity of the Arya Samaj was that: