History · Sources of Modern Indian History
UGC NET June 2013 History
Who of the following was the biographer of Raja Rammohan Roy?
AArmstrong
BMary Carpenter ✓ Correct
CDavid Hare
DLawrence
Correct answer: (B) Mary Carpenter — Mary Carpenter was the biographer of Raja Rammohan Roy, so the answer is Mary Carpenter.
Explanation
★Mary Carpenter was the biographer of Raja Rammohan Roy, so the answer is Mary Carpenter.
★She was an English social reformer who admired Rammohan Roy.
★She published the book The Last Days in England of Raja Rammohan Roy.
★Rammohan Roy was the great reformer who founded the Brahmo Samaj.
★He campaigned against sati and for the rights of women.
★He died in England at Bristol in 1833.
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