Which of the following is not correct about Prarthana Samaj?

A The Prarthana Samaj was founded in Bombay in1867
B The Prarthana Samaj was founded by Athmaram panduranga (with the help of Keshav Chandra Sen)
C The main aim behind the establishment of the Prarthana Samaj was to make people believe in one God and worship only one God
D This society was against the widow remarriage

Correct Answer: This society was against the widow remarriage

This society was not against the widow remarriage. Their comprehensive reform movement has led many impressive projects of cultural change and social reform in Western India, such as the improvement of the lot of women and depressed classes, an end to the caste system, abolition of child marriages and infanticide, educational opportunities for women, and remarriage of widows.
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Which of the following reformer was associated with Prarthana Samaj?
A M. G. Ranade
B Bhandarkar
C Atmaram Pandurang
D Chandavarkar
Who established Prarthana Samaj?
A Ishwar Chandra Vidya Sagar
B Derozio
C David Hare
D Athmaram Panduranga with the help of Keshav Chandra Sen
The Prarthana Samaj had been established by
A Raja Ram Mohan Roy
B Keshub Chandra Sen
C Swami Vivekananda
D MN Roy
Which of the following is not correct about Arya Samaj?
A The Arya Samajists opposed child marriages and encouraged remarriage of widows
B It was founded in 1875
C Its main motive was to promote faith in one God
D None of the above is correct
Who of the following leaders is not associated with the Brahmo Samaj?
A Debendranath Tagore
B Keshab Chandra Sen
C Raja ram Mohan Rai
D Atma Ram Pandurang
Sathya Shodak Samaj also called truth seekers society was started by which of the following reformers?
A Gopal Krishna Gokhale
B Jyotiba Phule
C Dayananda Saraswathi
D Shiv Narain Agnihotri
Which of the following is considered as the main reason for division of Brahmo Samaj?
A Resolutely opposing Christian missionaries and their work against Hinduism
B Internal conflicts among Debendranath Tagore and Keshub Chandra Sen for including teachings of all religions
C Lack of strong propagator of views
D Opposition by people for disturbing traditional caste practices like abolition of sati, widow remarriage and women education
The main purpose of Brahmo Samaj for which it was set up are
A Purify Hinduism and to preach monotheism
B Criticize social evils, oppose idolatry and emphasize human dignity
C Both A and B
D None of the above
Who was the founder of Arya Samaj?
A Acharya Narendra Dev
B Dayanand Saraswati
C Raja Ram Mohan Roy
D Acharya Vinoba Bhave
The main cause for the Instant popularity of the Arya Samaj was that
A It represented the purified form of Hinduism
B It supported and worded for the cause of western education
C It combined the opposition to the evil practices of Hinduism with an aggressive assertion of the superiority of the Vedic religion and Indian thought over all other faiths
D It gave a call to its followers to go back to the Vedas

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