The founder of the 'Brahmo Samaj' was

A Dayanand Saraswati
B Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar
C Raja Ram Mohan Roy
D Swami Vivekananda

Correct Answer: Raja Ram Mohan Roy

Raja Rammohan Roy founded brahmo samaj in Calcutta on 20 August 1828. It was more of a reformist movement of Hinduism which later got divided into adi brahmo samaj and sadharan brahmo samaj. Raja Ram Mohan Roy, one of the few 19th century reformers of Hindu society.
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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
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
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
When was Brahmo Samaj split?
A 1866
B 1826
C 1843
D 1857
Who was the founder of Arya Samaj?
A Acharya Narendra Dev
B Dayanand Saraswati
C Raja Ram Mohan Roy
D Acharya Vinoba Bhave
Who was the founder of Satyashodhak Samaj?
A Jyotiba Phule
B Gopal Hari Deshmukh
C Mahadew Govind Ranade
D Ramakrishna Bhandarkar
The actual name of Dayanand Saraawati, the founder of the Arya Samaj was
A Daya Shankar
B Mula Shankar
C Virjanand
D Mool Chandra
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
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 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

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