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Which among the following statements with regard to Raja Rammohan Roy are correct? I. He started the Atmiya Sabha II. He wrote the Gift of Monotheist III. He published the Precepts of Jesus IV. He founded the Brahmo Sabha Select the correct answer using the code given below
Explanation
Raja Rammohan Roy, the 'Father of Indian Renaissance', was instrumental in initiating socio-religious reforms in 19th-century India. In 1814 (or 1815), he founded the Atmiya Sabha (Society of Friends) in Calcutta to promote monotheistic ideals and discuss theological subjects [c1][t4][t7]. His literary contributions include 'Tuhfat-ul-Muwahhidin' (A Gift to Monotheists), published in 1805/1809, which criticized idolatry and advocated for a single universal deity [c1][t5][t7]. In 1820, he published 'The Precepts of Jesus', where he separated the moral teachings of Christ from the miraculous stories [c4][t8]. Finally, in August 1828, he established the Brahmo Sabha (later Brahmo Samaj) to institutionalize his vision of a purified, monotheistic form of Hinduism [c3][t3][t10]. Since all four statements accurately describe his historical contributions, option 4 is correct.
Sources
- [1] Rajiv Ahir. A Brief History of Modern India (2019 ed.). SPECTRUM. > Chapter 9: A General Survey of Socio-Cultural Reform Movements > Socio-Cultural Reform Movements and their Leaders > p. 206
- [2] History , class XI (Tamilnadu state board 2024 ed.) > Chapter 19: Towards Modernity > Brahmo Samaj (1828) > p. 299
- [3] Rajiv Ahir. A Brief History of Modern India (2019 ed.). SPECTRUM. > Chapter 8: Socio-Religious Reform Movements: General Features > The Intellectual Criteria > p. 192
- [4] https://nsuniv.ac.in/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/BA-Political-Science-2nd-Sem-Raja-Rammohan-Roy-Neelanjita-Biswas.pdf
- [5] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atmiya_Sabha