Consider the following pairs Reform movement ...........

Modern Indian History Socio-religious reform Movements

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Consider the following pairs:

Reform movement Region

1.Prarthana Samaj : Maharashtra

2.Arya Samaj : Punjab

3.Brahmo Samaj : Bengal

Which of the pairs given above is/are correctly matched?

1 and 3 Only

1 and 2 Only

3 Only

1,2 and 3

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Explanation:

All the given pairs are correctly matched.

1. Prarthana Samaj: Prarthana Samaj was founded by Athmaram panduranga in 1867 in Maharastra with an aim to make people believe in one God and worship only one God. It became popular after Mahagobind Ranade joined.

2. Arya Samaj: It is an Indian religious reform movement founded by Swami Dayananda on 7 April 1875. He was a sannyasi who promoted the Vedas. Dayananda emphasised the ideals of brahmacharya (chastity) for priests.Arya samaj was very active and successful in Punjab and to some extent in UP, Gujarat and Rajasthan.

3.Brahmo Samaj: It was started at Calcutta on 20 August 1828 by Raja Ram Mohan Roy and Debendranath Tagore as reformation of the prevailing Brahmanism ofthe time (specifically Kulin practices).