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Who started the Brahmo Samaj at Calcutta on 20 August 1828 along with Dwarkanath Tagore?Read the answer and worked solution →The word samaj in Brahmo Samaj means what?Read the answer and worked solution →Which belief did Brahmo Samajists reject?Read the answer and worked solution →Brahmo Samajists denounced polytheism and which related practice?Read the answer and worked solution →What was the Brahmo Samaj stand on the caste system?Read the answer and worked solution →On which doctrine did Brahmo Samajists take no definite stand, leaving it to individuals?Read the answer and worked solution →Which two bodies were the main divisions of the Brahmo Samaj?Read the answer and worked solution →The first assembly of the Brahmo Sabha in 1828 was open to people of which kind?Read the answer and worked solution →Brahmos celebrate the 23 January 1830 inauguration of Adi Brahmo premises as?Read the answer and worked solution →Who established the Tattwabodhini Sabha in 1839?Read the answer and worked solution →Whose followers formed the Brahmo Samaj of India during the first schism (1865-66)?Read the answer and worked solution →Which prejudice did the Brahmo Samaj condemn that was linked to travel abroad?Read the answer and worked solution →The Special Marriages Act of 1872 set what minimum marriage age for girls?Read the answer and worked solution →Which reform for widows did the Brahmo Samaj crusade for?Read the answer and worked solution →The Sadharan Brahmo Samaj came into existence in 1878 after a meeting held in which city?Read the answer and worked solution →In which district of the Bengal Presidency was Ram Mohan Roy born?Read the answer and worked solution →Which Mughal emperor gave Ram Mohan Roy the title of Raja?Read the answer and worked solution →Ram Mohan Roy is often called the father of what?Read the answer and worked solution →Which two social practices is Roy best known for campaigning to abolish?Read the answer and worked solution →Roy's Gaudiya Vyakaran, published in 1826, was the first complete grammar of which language?Read the answer and worked solution →In 1814 Roy started a philosophical discussion circle in Calcutta. What was it called?Read the answer and worked solution →What does the title of Roy's Persian work Tuhfat-ul-Muwahhidin mean in English?Read the answer and worked solution →Sambad Kaumudi, associated with Roy, was a weekly newspaper in which language?Read the answer and worked solution →Mirat-ul-Akhbar, a journal linked to Roy, was published in which language?Read the answer and worked solution →Which 1829 regulation banned sati in Bengal, a ban Roy worked to defend in England?Read the answer and worked solution →In 1830 Roy went to England as an envoy of which ruler?Read the answer and worked solution →Which school did Roy found in 1822 to combine Indian and Western learning?Read the answer and worked solution →Which college did Roy found in 1826 offering a mix of Western and Indian learning?Read the answer and worked solution →With which missionary did Roy help set up the General Assembly's Institution in 1830?Read the answer and worked solution →Where did Raja Ram Mohan Roy die in 1833?Read the answer and worked solution →

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Who started the Brahmo Samaj at Calcutta on 20 August 1828 along with Dwarkanath Tagore?

  1. Debendranath Tagore
  2. Swami Dayanand Saraswati
  3. Keshub Chandra Sen
  4. Raja Ram Mohan Roy
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Correct answer: D. Raja Ram Mohan Roy

1. The Brahmo Samaj began in Calcutta on 20 August 1828. 2. Its founders were Raja Ram Mohan Roy and Dwarkanath Tagore. 3. Dayanand founded the Arya Samaj, while Keshub Sen and Debendranath Tagore led it later. _Source: Wikipedia, Brahmo Samaj, Lead section_

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The word samaj in Brahmo Samaj means what?

  1. A holy scripture text
  2. A stone temple hall
  3. A secret priestly order
  4. A community of people
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Correct answer: D. A community of people

1. Samaj is a Sanskrit word. 2. Brahmo Samaj denotes a community of men who have knowledge of Brahman, the ultimate reality. 3. It is not a scripture, temple or priestly order. _Source: Wikipedia, Brahmo Samaj, Etymology_

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Which belief did Brahmo Samajists reject?

  1. Worship of one God
  2. Equality of all people
  3. Use of human reason
  4. Faith in avatars
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Correct answer: D. Faith in avatars

1. The Brahmo doctrine is monotheistic. 2. Brahmo Samajists have no faith in avatars (incarnations). 3. They did accept one God and the role of reason, so the other options fail. _Source: Wikipedia, Brahmo Samaj, Doctrine_

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