Brahmo Samaj
Brahmo Samaj is a History concept from the MPSC syllabus, tested in 9 past MPSC questions (2017, 2019, 2025). Below are those real questions with their correct answers and explanations, plus the concepts worth being comfortable with first.
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जोड्या जुळवा : अ. पंडित राम-कुमार विद्यारत्न ब. कृष्ण-कुमार मित्र क. पंडित शिवनाथ शास्त्री ड. द्वारकानाथ गांगुली Match the following : a. Pandit Ramkumar Vidyaratna b. Krishna Kumar Mitra c. Pandit Shivnath Shastri d. Dwarkanath Ganguly
(a)पंडित राम-कुमार विद्यारत्न / Pandit Ramkumar Vidyaratna
(b)कृष्ण-कुमार मित्र / Krishna Kumar Mitra
(c)पंडित शिवनाथ शास्त्री / Pandit Shivnath Shastri
(d)द्वारकानाथ गांगुली / Dwarkanath Ganguly
(I)'बंगाली' या वृत्तपत्रासाठी इंग्रजीत लेख लिहीत / Wrote English articles for the newspaper 'Bengalee'
(II)ब्राह्मो मिशनरी होते / Was a Brahmo missionary
(III)बंगाली वृत्तपत्र 'संजीवनी' चे संपादक / Editor of the Bengali newspaper 'Sanjivani'
(IV)'कुली काहिनी' लिहीले / Wrote 'Kuli-Kahini'
Pandit Ramkumar Vidyaratna, Krishna Kumar Mitra, Pandit Shivnath Shastri, and Dwarkanath Ganguly were prominent Brahmo Samaj leaders and nationalist figures associated with early Indian political and social awakening in Bengal.
खालील विवरणावरून व्यक्ती ओळखू. Identify the person from the description given below.
(a)संस्कृतचे महान पंडित, तरीही पाश्चात्य विचारांचा स्वीकार. / A great scholar of Sanskrit, yet accepted the western thoughts.
(b)तत्त्वबोधिनी सभेमध्ये सहभाग. / Participation in the Tatwabodhini Sabha.
(c)संस्कृत कॉलेज मध्ये पाश्चात्य विद्ध्येचे अध्यापन सुरू केले. / Started teaching western education in Sanskrit College.
(d)विधवा पुनर्विवाहासाठी प्राचीन धर्मग्रंथ व शास्त्राचा आधार दिला. / Gave evidence from the ancient religious books for the widow remarriage.
Ishwarchandra Vidyasagar was a great Sanskrit scholar who embraced western thought, taught at Sanskrit College, participated in reform movements, and used ancient scriptures to advocate for widow remarriage.
___________ या समाजाचे सदस्य होण्यासाठी; “व्यक्तीला, ख्रिश्चनांनी बनलेला पाव व मुळ्मांच्या हातातील पाणी पिणे बंधनकारक होते”. To become a member of ___________; “Person had to eat bread prepared by Christians and drink water at the hands of Muslims”.
Prarthana Samaj members faced strict social taboos and orthodoxy, requiring symbolic breaking of caste barriers such as consuming food/water handled by lower castes or non-Hindus.