Modern History PYQ 161 of 636 · Social and Religious Movements

‘Satya Shodhak Samaj’ was founded by

  1. ADayanand Saraswati
  2. BJyotiba Phule
  3. CGandhiji
  4. DDr. Baba Saheb Ambedkar
  5. ENone of the above/More than one of the above

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Correct answer: (b) Jyotiba Phule

Explanation

In 1873, the Satyashodhak Samaj was founded by Jyotiba Phule. He led a powerful non-Brahmin movement. Through his book ‘Gulamgiri’ (1873) and his organisation ‘Satyashodhak Samaj’, he stressed the need to protect the lower castes from hypocritical Brahmins and their self-serving religious texts.

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