Cow protection movement in modern India started soon after 1857 Its earlier roots are traced to the ...........

Modern Indian History 1857-1885

Cow protection movement in modern India started soon after 1857. Its earlier roots are traced to the Sikh activism in 1860s in Punjab. However, by the 1880s, the movement became popular and spread all over India. The most prominent leader of cow protection movement in the late 19th century was –

Sawami Dayanand Saraswati

Swami Vivekananda

Mahatma Gandhi

Swami Shraddhanand

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Explanation:

Correct answer is A.

Explanation:
Arya Samaj and its founder Dayananda Saraswati were one of the early supporters of the cow protection movement. Dayananda Saraswathi published the Gokarunanidhi (Ocean of mercy to the cow) in 1881. It strongly opposed cow slaughter. In the early 20th century,Mahatma Gandhi and Madammohan Malaviya supported the cow protection while post-independence, the cause was strongly upheld by Vinoba Bhave.