Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Sociology

Chapter

Indian Society: Continuity and Change

Question:

Who  founded the Satyashodhak Samaj (Truth Seekers Society), which was devoted to securing human rights and social justice for low-caste people?

Options:

Raja Ram Mohan Roy

Dayanand Saraswati

Ayyankali

Jotirao Govindrao Phule

Correct Answer:

Jotirao Govindrao Phule

Explanation:

The correct answer is Option 4: Jotirao Govindrao Phule

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.