Prelims Test Series 2025 HISTORY OPTIONAL COURSES
Office: 011-45090051, 9818333201

INSIGHT UPSC QUIZ

Select Your Subject

GS History Modern India
Q.

Which of the statement(s) given below is/are correct regarding Raja Rammohan Roy?

1. He protested against the founding of Sanskrit College in Calcutta.

2. He believed in the rationality of Vedanta philosophy.

3. He founded Atmiya Sabha to campaign against idolatry and caste rigidities.

Select the correct answer using the code given below.
Explanation:

Statement 1 is correct. Roy represented a generation of Indians who believed that modernisation of India would come through English education and dissemination of knowledge of Western sciences. Roy sent a memorandum to the governor general protesting against the founding of the Sanskrit College in Calcutta which was proposed by the General Committee of Public Instruction (dominated by the Orientalists who believed in advancement of the Indian classical literature).

Statement 2 is correct. He was strongly influenced by rationalist ideas, he declared that the Vedanta is based on reason. He aimed at reforming Hinduism in the light of reason, by going back to its purist form as enshrined in the Vedanta texts.

Statement 3 is correct. In 1814, he established the Atmiya Sabha, a precursor in the socio-religious reforms in Bengal.

Thus, Option D is Correct.

More Questions Selected Just For You. Attempt Now!

Select Your Subject