Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Sociology

Chapter

Indian Society: Continuity and Change

Question:

Which of the following statements in incorrect for M.N. Srinivas ?

Options:

He wrote a book called 'The Remembered village', which is the best known village studies in Social Anthropology

He gave the terms 'Sanskritisation' and 'dominant castes'

He was one of India's foremost sociologists and social anthropologist

He founded the Satyashodhak Samaj

Correct Answer:

He founded the Satyashodhak Samaj

Explanation:

The correct answer is Option (4) → He founded the Satyashodhak Samaj

M.N. Srinivas did not found the Satyashodhak Samaj. This organization was founded by Jyotirao Phule, a prominent social reformer in Maharashtra in the 19th century.