History · Colonial Economy
UGC NET December 2021 History (Shift-I)
Which one is/are correct about the Arya Samaj? Choose the correct answer from the options given below.
- 1. It was founded by Mulshankar
- 2. It was founded in 1873
- 3. The first Arya Samaj unit was organised at Bombay
- 4. The Vedas are the books of true knowledge
- 5. God is the primary source of all true knowledge
A1, 2, 3 and 4 only
B1, 2 and 3 only
C1, 3, 4 and 5 only ✓ Correct
D1, 2, 3, 4 and 5
Correct answer: (C) 1, 3, 4 and 5 only — The correct statements are 1, 3, 4 and 5 only.
Explanation
★The correct statements are 1, 3, 4 and 5 only.
★The Arya Samaj was founded by Dayananda Saraswati, whose childhood name was Mulshankar.
★The first Arya Samaj unit was organised at Bombay on 10 April 1875.
★The Arya Samaj holds that the Vedas are the books of true knowledge.
★It holds that God is the primary source of all true knowledge.
★The second statement, dating its founding to 1873, is wrong, since the Bombay unit was set up in 1875.
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