Match List - I with List - II.
| LIST-I (Name of Social Reformers) | LIST-II (Contributions) | ||
| (A) | Sri Narayana Guru | (I) | Led a quiet but significant social revolution and gave the words "One Caste, One Religion, One God for all men" |
| (B) | Jyotirao Phule | (II) | Started a night school for agriculturalists and labourers |
| (C) | Periyar | (III) | Known as a rationalist and leader of the lower caste movement in South India |
| (D) | Savitri Bai Phule | (IV) | Founded the Satyashodhak Samaj Society |
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → (A)-(I), (B)-(IV), (C)-(III), (D)-(II)
(A) Sri Narayana Guru — this matches (I) Led a quiet but significant social revolution and gave the words “One Caste, One Religion, One God for all men”. Born in Kerala, he preached brotherhood for all and fought against the ill effects of the caste system.
(B) Jyotirao Phule — this matches (IV) Founded the Satyashodhak Samaj Society. In 1873 he founded the Satyashodhak Samaj (Truth Seekers Society) for the human rights of low-caste people.
(C) Periyar — this matches (III) Known as a rationalist and leader of the lower caste movement in South India. Periyar (E.V. Ramasami Naickar) aroused people to realise that all men are equal.
(D) Savitri Bai Phule — this matches (II) Started a night school for agriculturalists and labourers. The first headmistress of the country’s first school for girls in Pune, she devoted her life to educating Shudras and Ati-Shudras.
NCERT: Indian Society — Chapter 3: Social Institutions: Continuity and Change, margin boxes on Sri Narayana Guru, Jotirao Govindrao Phule, Periyar and Savitri Bai Phule (2025-26)
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