INSIGHT UPSC QUIZ

GS History Modern India
Q.

Consider the following pairs:

List-I (Reform movement)

List-II (Region)

1. Prarthana Sama

Maharashtra

2. Arya Samaj

Punjab

3. Brahmo Sama

Bengal

Which of the pair(s) given above is/are correctly matched?

Explanation:

All the given pairs are correctly matched.

  1. Prarthana Samaj: Prarthana Samaj was founded by Athmaram panduranga in 1867 in Maharastra with an aim to make people believe in one God and worship only one God. It became popular after Mahagobind Ranade joined.
  2. Arya Samaj: It is an Indian religious reform movement founded by Swami Dayananda on 7 April 1875. He was a sannyasi who promoted the Vedas. Dayananda emphasised the ideals of brahmacharya (chastity) for priests. Arya samaj was very active and successful in Punjab and to some extent in UP, Gujarat and Rajasthan.
  3. Brahmo Samaj: It was started at Calcutta on 20 August 1828 by Raja Ram Mohan Roy and Debendranath Tagore as reformation of the prevailing Brahmanism of the time (specifically Kulin practices).

Thus, Option D is Correct.

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