Which of the following statements about the Arya Samaj which emerged in the late 19th century are co...........

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Which of the following statements about the Arya Samaj which emerged in the late 19th century are correct?

1. Had a very strong support base amongst the trading castes

2. Introduced ‘shuddhi’ or mass purification

3. The moderates in the Arya Samaj were headed by Hans Raj and Lajpat Rai and set up a chain of Dayanand Anglo-Vedic colleges

4. The Arya Samaj had fewer members than the Brahmo Samaj

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Arya Samaj (in English means "Noble Society") is a monotheistic Indian Hindu reform movement that promotes the values and practices which is based on the belief in the infallible authority of the Vedas. The samaj was established by the sannyasi (ascetic) Dayanand Saraswati on 10th April 1875. Members of the Arya Samaj have faith in one God and rejects the worship of the idols. Arya Samaj was the 1 st Hindu organization to initiate the proselytization in Hinduism. Members of the Arya Samaj have faith in one almighty creator referred to with the syllable Aum as described in the Yajur Veda (40:17). They believe in the Vedas is an infallible authority. The Arya Samaj members rejects other Hindu religious texts as they are not "revealed" works. For example, they believe in books like the Ramayana and the Mahabharata as these books are legends of the historical figures, and rejects them as reference to the supreme beings and avatars. They had a very strong support base amongst the trading castes. The members of Arya Samaj also reject other scriptural works such as the Puranas, The Upanishads, the Bible, and the Quran. The moderates in the Arya Samaj were lead by Hans Raj and Lajpat Rai and set up a chain of Dayanand Anglo-Vedic colleges. They even reject the worship of idols. The Arya Samaj has much more members as compared to that of Brahmo Samaj. The Arya Samaj encourages the equality of all human beings and the empowerment of women. They introduced ‘shuddhi’ or mass purification movement.

The core beliefs of Arya Samaj are given below:

* The primordial cause of all genuine knowledge and all that is recognize by the means of knowledge is God. * The Vedas are the repositories of all of the true knowledge. It is a paramount duty of all Aryas to teach and study and to propound the Veda. * one should be always ready to imbibe the truth and forsake untruth. * All acts must be done in accordance with the Dharma, i.e. after deliberating upon what is truth and what is untruth. * The main object of the Arya Samaj is to do good to the entire world, i.e. to achieve physical, spiritual and the social prosperity for all.