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Consider the following : 1. Calcutta Unitarian Committee 2. Tabernacle of New Dispensation 3. Indian Reform Association Keshab Chandra Sen is associated with the establishment of which of the above?
Explanation
The correct answer is option B (2 and 3 only).
The Calcutta Unitarian Committee was established in 1823 by Rammohun Roy, Dwarkanath Tagore, and William[2] Adam[1], not by Keshab Chandra Sen. Therefore, statement 1 is incorrect.
In 1868, Keshub laid the foundation stone of his new church - the Tabernacle of New Dispensation[4] on 24th January[3], confirming his association with its establishment. Statement 2 is correct.
Keshub Chandra Sen established the Indian Reform[6] Association, which was formed on 29th October,[5] 1870 with Keshab Chandra Sen as President. Statement 3 is correct.
Since Keshab Chandra Sen was associated with the establishment of only the Tabernacle of New Dispensation (2) and the Indian Reform Association (3), but not the Calcutta Unitarian Committee (1), the correct answer is option B - 2 and 3 only.
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Guest previewThis is a classic 'Timeline & Association' trap. The question separates the 'Early Phase' (Rammohun Roy) from the 'Later Phase' (Keshab Chandra Sen). If you only memorized 'Brahmo Samaj' broadly without noting the specific schisms (Adi vs. India vs. Sadharan) and their unique institutions, you would struggle.
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- Statement 1: Was Keshab Chandra Sen associated with the establishment of the Calcutta Unitarian Committee?
- Statement 2: Was Keshab Chandra Sen associated with the establishment of the Tabernacle of New Dispensation?
- Statement 3: Was Keshab Chandra Sen associated with the establishment of the Indian Reform Association?
- Explicitly names the founders of the Calcutta Unitarian Committee without mentioning Keshab Chandra Sen.
- Shows the committee was established in 1823 by Rammohun Roy, Dwarkanath Tagore, and William Adam, implying Sen was not involved.
- States the Calcutta Unitarian Committee was established by Rammohan Roy, Dwarkanath Tagore and William Adam.
- Also associates Keshab Chandra Sen with other institutions (Tabernacle, Indian Reform Association) but not with the Calcutta Unitarian Committee.
States Keshab Chandra Sen helped Atmaram Pandurang found the Prarthana Samaj in Bombay (1867), showing he took part in founding new reform organisations outside his immediate base.
A student could infer that since Sen co-founded societies elsewhere, it is plausible he might also have been involved in founding other bodies in Calcutta and should therefore check records of the Calcutta Unitarian Committee for his name or correspondence.
Notes Sen's role in popularising the Brahmo Samaj and opening branches in multiple provinces, indicating a pattern of organizing and institutional expansion.
Combine this pattern with knowledge that Unitarians and liberal Christian groups sometimes collaborated with Brahmo leaders to search archival lists of founders/meetings for Sen's participation.
Gives the scale of organisational growth under Sen (54 Samajas by 1865), implying he actively promoted and established formal bodies and committees.
Use this as a reason to inspect organisational founding dates and minutes of Calcutta committees from the period to see if Sen's leadership role extended to a Unitarian committee.
Records that Keshab Chandra Sen visited and lectured in Madras, indicating he travelled and engaged with reform networks outside Bengal.
Given his mobility and networking, a student might look for evidence of his involvement in urban Calcutta committees (such as Unitarian groups) in travel accounts, lecture notices or society membership lists.
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