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प्रश्न
Answer the following question briefly:
Many great humanists and social reformers propagated their ideas in an effort to arrest the stagnation of Indian society. In this context, discuss:
The Prarthana Samaj
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उत्तर
It was founded in Bombay Under the supervision of R.G. Bhandarkar and Mahadev Govind Ranade. It worked on the same lines as the Brahmo Samaj and worked for the abolition of the caste system, polygamy, child marriage.
संबंधित प्रश्न
Match the Column:
| Column A | Column B |
| 1. Raja Ram Mohan Roy | (a) Ramakrishna Mission |
| 2. Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar | (b) Arya Samaj |
| 3. Dayanand Saraswati | (c) Prarthana Samaj |
| 4. Swami Vivekananda | (d) ban on sati |
| 5. Mahadev Govind Ranade | (e) widow remarriage |
Choose the correct answer:
______________ founded the Arya Samaj in 1875.
______ founded the Mohammedan Anglo-Oriental College at Aligarh in 1875.
State whether the following is true or false:
Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar supported Lord William Bentinck in banning sati.
State whether the following is true or false:
Dayanand Saraswati believed that the Vedas were the fountainhead of all knowledge and truth.
Answer the following question briefly:
With reference to the reform movements in various parts of India, discuss:
Reform movement in South India
This is the painting of the Indian social reformer considered to be the ‘Father of Indian Renaissance’.

What were Raja Ram Mohan Roy's views on religion?
This is the painting of the Indian social reformer considered to be the ‘Father of Indian Renaissance’.

Name the society established by Raja Ram Mohan Roy in 1828.
Fill in the blanks:
Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar made a remarkable contribution to the _________ and __________.
State whether the following statement is True or False:
Mahadev Govind Ranade advocated worship of Supreme God and condemned the rigidity of the caste system.
