Question
Match List I with List II and select the answer using the code given below the Lists: List I (Reformer) List II (Social Work/Text) A. Vishnu Shastri Pundit 1. Vedic Physics: Scientific Origin of Hinduism B. Karsondas Mulji 2. Widow Remarriage Association C. Debendranath Tagore 3. Satya Prakash D. Raja Ram Mohan Roy 4. Tattvabodhini Sabha
Step-by-step solution
Vishnu Shastri Pundit founded the Widow Remarriage Association to promote widow remarriage and advocate for women's rights in Maharashtra. Karsondas Mulji started the Gujarati weekly Satya Prakash in 1852 to advocate social reforms, including widow remarriage, and to condemn orthodox immoral practices. Debendranath Tagore founded the Tattvabodhini Sabha in 1839 to propagate the Brahmo faith, rational thinking, and the study of India's ancient texts. Raja Ram Mohan Roy is matched with the remaining text, reflecting his efforts to highlight the rational and scientific origins of Hinduism through the study of ancient Vedic texts. The correct matching is A-2, B-3, C-4, D-1. Answer: A-2, B-3, C-4, D-1