Consider the following statements about nineteenth century social reformers:
(A) Jotiba Phule directed his attack against both caste and gender discrimination.
(B) Phule's first practical reform efforts aided women and untouchables.
(C) Sir Syed Ahmed Khan drew upon both modern western ideas and the sacred texts.
(D) Like Dayanand Saraswati of the Brahmo Samaj, Sir Syed Ahmed Khan stood for women's education.
(E) Phule's Satyashodak Samaj placed its primary emphasis on women's education.
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → A, B and C only
(A) Jotiba Phule directed his attack against both caste and gender discrimination. — Correct. Phule came from a socially excluded caste, and his attack was aimed at both caste and gender discrimination.
(B) Phule's first practical reform efforts aided women and untouchables. — Correct. His first practical reform efforts helped women and untouchables, the two groups seen as lowest in traditional Brahmin culture.
(C) Sir Syed Ahmed Khan drew upon both modern western ideas and the sacred texts. — Correct. Like other reformers, Sir Syed Ahmed Khan drew on both modern western ideas and the sacred texts to reform Muslim society.
(D) Like Dayanand Saraswati of the Brahmo Samaj, Sir Syed Ahmed Khan stood for women's education. — Incorrect. Dayanand Saraswati belonged to the Arya Samaj. The Brahmo Samaj was set up by Rammohun Roy. Sir Syed did stand for women's education, but the Samaj in the statement is wrong.
(E) Phule's Satyashodak Samaj placed its primary emphasis on women's education. — Incorrect. The Satyashodak Samaj placed its primary emphasis on truth seeking, which is the meaning of its name. Women's education was not its main focus.
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