INSIGHT UPSC QUIZ

GS History Modern India
Q.

Consider the following pairs:

List-I (Organizations)

List-II (Founder)

1. Tattvabodhini Sabha

Keshub Chandra Sen

2. Satyashodhak Samaj

Jyotiba Phule

3. Servants of India Society

Gopal Krishna Gokhle

Which of the pairs given above is/are correctly matched?

Explanation:
  • The Tattwabodhinī Sabhā ("Truth Propagating/Searching Society") was a group started in Calcutta on in 1893 as a splinter group of the Brahmo Samaj, reformers of Hinduism and Indian Society. The founding member was Debendranath Tagore. The other faction of the Brahmo Samaj became Brahmo Samaj of India led by Keshubh Chandra Sen. (Hence, pair 1 is incorrectly matched).
  • Satyashodhak Samaj was established by Jyotirao Phule in Maharastra, in 1873. Its purpose is to liberate the Shudra and Untouchable castes from exploitation and oppression. ( Hence, pair 2 is correctly matched).
  • The Servants of India Society was formed in Pune by Gopal Krishna Gokhale, who left the Deccan Education Society to form this association. The Society organized many campaigns to promote education, sanitation, health care and fight the social evils of untouchability and discrimination, alcoholism, poverty, oppression of women and domestic abuse. ( Hence, pair 3 is correctly matched).

Thus, Option B is Correct.

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