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Prarthana Samaj

Prarthana Samaj is a History concept from the MPSC syllabus, tested in 9 past MPSC questions across 6 exam years between 2018 and 2025. Below are those real questions with their correct answers and explanations, plus the concepts worth being comfortable with first.

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19th-century reform movementsPrarthana Samaj leaders19th Century social reforms in India

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Vitthal Ramji Shinde biographyPrarthana Samaj associates

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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'

1)(1) IV III II I✓ Correct
2)(2) III IV I II
3)(3) I II III IV
4)(4) II I IV III

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.

पुढीलपैकी विजोड व्यक्ती ओळखा : Pick out the odd person from the following :

1)डॉ. (सौ.) लॉरा डिसोझा / Dr. (Mrs.) Laura D'Souza
2)सुधाताई जोशी / Sudhatai Joshi
3)साने गुरुजी / Sane Guruji✓ Correct
4)हिरवे गुरुजी / Hirve Guruji

The question requires identifying the odd person out based on their ideological background, active era, or specific reformist contribution in Maharashtra history.

सुरत येथे मानव धर्म सभा आणि मुंबईत परमहंस मंडळी कोणी स्थापन केली होती ? Who had established the Manav Dharma Sabha at Surat and Paramahansa Mandali at Bombay ?

1)आत्माराम पांडुरंग तरखडकर / Atmaram Pandurang Tarkhadkar
2)दादोबा पांडुरंग तरखडकर / Dadoba Pandurang Tarkhadkar✓ Correct
3)रा. गो. भांडारकर / R.G. Bhandarkar
4)कृ. त्र्यं. तेलंग / K.T. Telang

Dadoba Pandurang Tarkhadkar along with his brother Durgaram Mancharam established Manav Dharma Sabha in Surat (1844) and Paramahansa Mandali in Bombay (1849).

पुढील वाक्यात कोणत्या समाजसुधारकाचे वर्णन केले आहे ? Name the social reformer described in the following sentences :

(a)त्यांना अमेरिकन युनिटेरियन असोसिएशनची शिष्यवृत्ती मिळाली होती. / He was the recipient of the American Unitarian Association Scholarship.

(b)अनेक धर्माचा तौलानिक अभ्यास करण्यासाठी ते दोन वर्षांकरीता इंग्लडला गेले होते. / He had been to England for two years for the comparative study of many religions.

(c)अमस्टरडॅम येथील धर्मपरिषदेला ते उपस्थित होते. / He attended the conference on religions at Amsterdam.

(d)सुबोध पत्रिकेसाठी ते लेखन करीत. / He used to write for Subodh Patrika.

1)डॉ. बाबासाहेब आंबेडकर / Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar
2)विठ्ठल रामजी शिंदे / Vitthal Ramji Shinde✓ Correct
3)भाऊराव पाटील / Bhaurao Patil
4)बाबराव जेधे / Baburao Jedhe

Vitthal Ramji शिंदे received the American Unitarian Association scholarship, went to England for comparative religion studies, attended the Amsterdam religion conference, and wrote for Subodh Patrika.

पंडीता रमाबाईनी रमाबाई असोसिएशनच्या अनुमतीने आपल्याला सल्ला देण्यासाठी एक सल्लागार मंडळ नेमले. त्यात खालीलपैकी कोणाचा समावेश होता ? Pandita Ramabai with the permission of the Ramabai Association, appointed an advisory board to advise her, who among the following was included in this advisory board ?

(a)Justice M. G. Ranade / न्यायमूर्ती म. गो. रानडे

(b)Dr. R. G. Bhandarkar / डॉ. आर. जी. भांडारकर

(c)Justice K. T. Telang / न्यायमूर्ती के. टी. तेलंग

(d)Bapu Hari Shinde / बापू हरी शिंदे

1)i and ii only / केवळ i व ii
2)ii and iii only / केवळ ii व iii
3)i and iv only / केवळ i व iv
4)i, ii and iii only / केवळ i, ii व iii✓ Correct

Pandita Ramabai appointed an advisory board that included prominent social reformers of Maharashtra like Justice M. G. Ranade, Dr. R. G. Bhandarkar, and Justice K. T. Telang to guide her work.

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