Match List I with List II
| LIST-I (Social Reforms) | LIST-II (Contribution) | ||
| (A) | Raja Ramamohan Roy | (I) | The texts of the Hindu law |
| (B) | M.G. Ranade | (II) | Brahmo Samaj |
| (C) | Jotiba Phule | (III) | Arya Samaj |
| (D) | Dayanand Saraswati | (IV) | Satyashodhak Samaj |
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
The correct answer is Option (4) → A-II, B-I, C-IV, D-III
(A) Raja Ramamohan Roy — this matches (II) Brahmo Samaj. Rammohun Roy established the Brahmo Samaj in Bengal in 1828.
(B) M.G. Ranade — this matches (I) The texts of the Hindu law. Ranade’s writings, The Texts of the Hindu Law on the Lawfulness of the Remarriage of Widows, set out the shastric sanction for the remarriage of widows.
(C) Jotiba Phule — this matches (IV) Satyashodhak Samaj. Phule founded the Satyashodhak Samaj (Truth Seekers Society) in 1873.
(D) Dayanand Saraswati — this matches (III) Arya Samaj. He is known as Dayanand Saraswati of the Arya Samaj, one of the modern social organisations of the reform period.
NCERT (2025-26): “5.3 Struggle for women’s equality and rights … Raja Rammohun Roy’s attempts to reform society, religion and the status of women can be taken as the starting point of nineteenth century social reform in Bengal. A decade before establishing the Brahmo Samaj in 1828, Roy undertook the campaign against ‘sati’ which was the first women’s issue to receive public attention.…” “5.3 Struggle for women’s equality and rights … The deplorable and unjust treatment of the Hindu upper caste widows was a major issue taken up by the social reformers. Ranade used the writings of scholars such as Bishop Joseph Butler whose Analogy of Religion and Three Sermons on Human Nature dominated the moral philosophy syllabus of Bombay University in the 1860s. At the same time, M.G. Ranade’s writings entitled the The Texts of the Hindu Law on the Lawfulness of the Remarriage of Widows and Vedic Authorities for Widow Marriage elaborated the shastric sanction for remarriage of widows.” “Jotirao Govindrao Phule denounced the injustice of the caste system and scorned its rules of purity and pollution. In 1873 he founded the Satyashodhak Samaj (Truth Seekers Society), which was devoted to securing human rights and social justice for low-caste people.” “2.1 Social reform movements in the 19th and early 20th century … Modern social organisations like the Brahmo Samaj in Bengal and Arya Samaj in Punjab were set up.…” “5.3 Struggle for women’s equality and rights … Khan’s efforts to reform Muslim society. He wanted girls to be educated, but within the precincts of their homes. Like Dayanand Saraswati of the Arya Samaj, he stood for women’s education but sought for a curriculum that included instruction in religious principles, training in the arts of housekeeping and handicrafts and rearing of children.…” |