With reference to Raja Rammohan Roy consider the following statements 1 Atmiya Sabha was founded by ...........

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With reference to Raja Rammohan Roy, consider the following statements.

1. Atmiya Sabha was founded by Debendranath Tagore which was later re-established and renamed as Brahmo Samaj by Rammohan Roy.

2. Brahmo Samaj preached polytheism.

3. He helped William Bentinck to declare the practice of Sati a punishable offence.

4. He did not favour inter-caste marriages.

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1&3 only

3 only

2&4 only

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Explanation:

Statement 1 and 2: 1815, he established the Atmiya Sabha. The work of the Atmiya Sabha was carried on by Maharishi Debendranath Tagore (father of Rabindranath Tagore), who renamed it as Brahmo Samaj.Through this organisation, he preached that there is only one God. He combined the teachings of the Upanishads, the Bible and the Koran in developing unity among the people of different religions.

Statement 3: Raj Rammohan Roy is most remembered for helping Lord William Bentinck to declare the practice of Sati a punishable offence in 1829. He also protested against the child marriage and female infanticide. He favored the remarriage of widows, female education and women’s right to property.Rammohan Roy started the first Bengali weekly Samvad Kaumudi and edited a Persian weekly Mirat-ul-akhbar. He stood for the freedom of the press.

Statement 4: He believed in the equality of mankind. He did not believe in the supremacy of the Brahmin priests. He favoured inter-caste marriages.