- The Brahmo Marriage Act of 1872 was crucial for legalizing Brahmo marriages and related social reforms like inter-caste marriage and widow remarriage. - The Cooch Behar marriage of Keshub Chandra Sen's minor daughter caused a major schism in the Brahmo Samaj. - The break-away group formed the Sadharan Brahmo Samaj. - Brahmo Samaj remained largely an elite movement, not a mass movement.
Which of the following statements about Brahmo Samaj is/are correct? 1. The Brahmo Marriage Act of 1872 allowed inter-caste and widow re-marriage only if the contracting parties declared themselves to be non-Hindus. 2. Keshub Chandra Sen arranged the marriage of his minor daughter with the Maharaja of Burdwan. 3. Keshub Chandra Sen’s followers broke away to form the Naba Brahmo Samaj. 4. The Brahmo Samaj grew from a small elite group to a mass movement in the 19th century.
Asked in UPSC NDA 1 2016 · Topic: Social Religious Movement (Brahmo Samaj: Raja Ram Mohan Roy, Debendranath Tagore, Keshub Chandra Sen)
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