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 Naha Brahmo Samaj. 4. The Brahmo Samaj grew from a small elite group to a mass movement in the 19th century. Select the correct answer using the code given below:
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 Naha Brahmo Samaj. 4. The Brahmo Samaj grew from a small elite group to a mass movement in the 19th century. Select the correct answer using the code given below: Correct Answer 1 only
The correct answer is option 1. i.e 1 only- Brahmo Samaj was founded by Raja Ram Mohan Roy in the year 1828.
- The Brahmo Samaj was the first important organization of religious reforms.
- The greatest achievement in the field of social reform was the abolition of Sati in 1829.
- The two most important leaders of the Brahmo Samaj were Debendranath Tagore and Keshub Chandra Sen.
- Brahmo Samaj advocates the existence of an ‘Infinite Singularity.’
- The Brahmo Samaj got divided into two categories – ‘Adi Brahmo Samaj’ and ‘Sadharan Brahmo Samaj.
- As the Brahmo Sabha started to fall, Debendranath Tagore came up with Tattvaranjini Sabha, which later came to be known as ‘Tattvabodhini Sabha.’
- After the controversy of the underage marriage of Keshub Chandra Sen's daughter, the Special Marriage Act of 1872 enacted to set the minimum age of 14 years for the marriage of girls.
- All the Bramho Marriages were thereafter solemnised under the law.
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