History · Rise of Indian Nationalism
UGC NET December 2015 History
Dayananda Saraswati was not against which of the following religious ideas?
AIdolatry
BPolytheism
CPantheism
DVeneration of the cow ✓ Correct
Correct answer: (D) Veneration of the cow — Dayananda Saraswati was not against the veneration of the cow, so the answer is veneration of the cow.
Explanation
★Dayananda Saraswati was not against the veneration of the cow, so the answer is veneration of the cow.
★He in fact honoured the cow and worked for its protection.
★He started a movement for the care and protection of cows.
★He was against idolatry, polytheism and pantheism.
★He held that there was one formless God to be worshipped.
★He founded the Arya Samaj in 1875 at Bombay.
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