The match correctly links each social reformer with their key contributions: (a) Raja Rammohun Roy is most famously associated with the movement leading to the abolition of Sati (i). (b) Keshab Chandra Sen was a leading figure in the Brahmo Samaj who advocated for various social reforms including intercaste marriage, widow remarriage, and women's rights (ii). (c) Jyotiba Phule dedicated his life to the upliftment of Dalits and backward classes, vehemently opposing untouchability and caste discrimination (iii). (d) Dayanand Saraswati, founder of the Arya Samaj, promoted a return to Vedic principles, initiated the Shuddhi (purification) movement for reconversion, and challenged the hereditary basis of the caste system (iv).
Match the social reformers of the nineteenth century with their individual contributions: (a) Raja Ram‐ (i) Abolition of Sati mohun (ii) Intercaste marriage, widow (b) Keshab remarriage and emancipation Chandra Sen of women (c) Jyotiba (iii) Removal of untouchability Phule (iv) Shuddhi movement and re‐ (d) Dayanand jection of hereditary caste sys‐ Saraswati tem
Asked in WBCS Main Paper 3 2019 · Topic: Social Religious Movement (Genesis and Salient Features of 19th Century Socio-Religious Reform Movements)
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Answer: A. (a) (i) (b) (ii) (c) (iii) (d) (iv)
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