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GS History Modern India
Q.

With reference to Raja Rammohan Roy, Which of the following statements is/are correct?

1. He campaigned and wrote in favor of widow remarriage in Tattva Bodhini patrika.

2. He propagated monotheism and protested against practices of Vaishnavism.

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Explanation:

Statement 1 is incorrect: It was Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar, who started a campaign and wrote in favor of widow remarriage in Tattva Bodhini Patrika . Raja Ram Mohan Roy highlighted the plight of widows in his paper- 'The modern encroachment on the Ancient rights of females' (1822).He was the "Father of Constitutional agitation in India". In the pamphlet "An exposition of the Revenue and Judicial Systems in India", he raised some very important questions on the administrative system of those times and also urged the Government to separate the legislative and judicial powers.

Statement 2 is correct: He Believed in a theistic god, protested against epicurean practices of Vaishnavism; Propagated monotheism, opposed incarnation, sacrifices, existence of priests, idolatry, superstition, sati; sought for reforms in Hindu society. Journals brought out by Rammohan Roy: Sambad Kaumudi (1821), Mirat-ul-Akbar etc.

Thus, Option B is Correct.

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