Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Sociology

Chapter

Indian Society: Patterns of Social Inequality and Exclusion

Question:

Which Indian Reformer used the writings of scholars such as Bishop Joseph Butler whose Analogy of Religion and Three Sermons on Human Nature to advocate social reforms?

Options:

Raja Rammohun Roy

Ranade

Dayanand Saraswati

Jyoti Bafule

Correct Answer:

Ranade

Explanation:

The correct answer is Option 2: Ranade

NCERT: "The deplorable and unjust treatment of the Hindu upper caste widows was a major issue taken up by the social reformers. Ranade used the writings of scholars such as Bishop Joseph Butler whose Analogy of Religion and Three Sermons on Human Nature dominated the moral philosophy syllabus of Bombay University in the 1860s. At the same time, M.G. Ranade’s writings entitled the 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. ".