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History GK · Q52

Struggle For Independence Of India

Competitive Exams · History GK · question 52

Q52

Two socio-religious reform movements founded in India in 1875 were

A.
Brahmo Samaj and Prarthana Samaj
B.
Arya Samaj and Ramakrishna Mission
C.
Theosophical Society and Arya Samaj
Answer
D.
Aligarh Movement and Servants of Indian Society

Answer: Option C

Solution

Answer: Option C
Solution:
The Arya Samaj is a monotheistic Hindu reform movement founded in India by Swami Dayananda in 1875 at Bombay. He was a sannyasin (ascetic) who believed in the infallible authority of the Vedas. The Theosophical Society was founded in the United States by Madam H.P Blavatsky and Colonel H.S. Olcott, who later came to India and founded the headquarters of the Society at Adyar near Madras in 1886.