Modern History PYQ 203 of 709 · Social and Religious Movements

Consider the following statements about the Satyashodhak Samaj:

  • 1. It aimed mainly at challenging Brahmin dominance and promoting equality for the lower castes.
  • 2. It worked for universal education for women and the lower castes.
  • 3. The Samaj supported the idea of untouchability as a necessary social custom.

How many of the statements given above is/are correct?

  1. AOnly one
  2. BOnly two
  3. CNone of these
  4. DAll three

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Correct answer: (b) Only two

Explanation

Only statements 1 and 2 are correct.

Jyotirao Phule founded the Satyashodhak Samaj (Society of Truth Seekers) in Pune in 1873.

  • Statement 1 is correct: it challenged the dominance of the Brahmins in religion and society and worked for the equality of the lower castes.
  • Statement 2 is correct: Phule and his wife Savitribai Phule opened schools for girls and for children of the lower castes.
  • Statement 3 is wrong: the Samaj opposed untouchability; it never supported it.

Phule's book *Gulamgiri* (1873) attacked caste oppression.

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