Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Sociology

Chapter

Social Change and Development in India: Cultural Change

Question:

The writings of which Indian social reformer elaborated the shastric sanction for remarriage of widows?

Options:

Ranade

Raja Ram Mohun Roy

Kandukiri Viresalingam

Mahatma Gandhi

Correct Answer:

Ranade

Explanation:

The correct answer is Option 1: Ranade

NCERT: Ranade’s writings entitled 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.