Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Sociology

Chapter

Social Change and Development in India: Cultural Change

Question:

In the 19th century, who attacked the practice of sati on the basis of both humanitarian and natural rights doctrines as well as Hindu shastras?

Options:

Pandita Ramabai

Vivekananda

Raja Ram Mohun Roy

Ishwar Chandra Vidya Sagar

Correct Answer:

Raja Ram Mohun Roy

Explanation:

The correct answer is Option 3: Raja Ram Mohun Roy

Raja Ram Mohun Roy opposed the practice of sati by combining humanitarian and natural rights arguments with references to Hindu shastras, making his campaign a distinctive feature of the 19th-century social reform movement.