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

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

Option (1) He wrote a book called ‘The Remembered village’, which is the best known village studies in Social Anthropology — True. His book The Remembered Village is one of the best known village studies in social anthropology.

Option (2) He gave the terms ‘Sanskritisation’ and ‘dominant castes’ — True. He is known for his work on the caste system and for terms such as ‘sanskritisation’ and ‘dominant caste’.

Option (3) He was one of India’s foremost sociologists and social anthropologist — True. Mysore Narasimhachar Srinivas was one of India’s foremost sociologists and social anthropologists.

Option (4) He founded the Satyashodhak Samaj — False. The Satyashodhak Samaj (Truth Seekers Society) was founded in 1873 by Jotirao Govindrao Phule, to secure human rights and social justice for low-caste people. Srinivas lived in the twentieth century (1916–1999) and was a scholar of caste, not the founder of this society.

NCERT: Indian Society — Chapter 3: Social Institutions: Continuity and Change, margin boxes on M. N. Srinivas and Jotirao Govindrao Phule (2025-26)