MPSC PYQ

Satyashodhak Samaj

Tested in 6 real MPSC questions across 1 year (20202020). See it in context on the interactive Concept Graph →

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Caste system in 19th century Maharashtra

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1889 मध्ये मुंबई येथे न्हाव्यांची सभा बोलावून त्यांना स्त्रियांच्या केशवपणापासून कोणी परावृत्त केले होते ? / In 1889, who called a meeting of barbers in Bombay and discouraged them from tonsuring women ?

1)न्यायमूर्ती रानडे / Justice Ranade
2)महर्षी धोंडो केशव कर्वे / Maharshi Dhondo Keshav Karve
3)महात्मा ज्योतिबा फुले / Mahatma Jyotiba Phule✓ Correct
4)महर्षी विठ्ठल रामजी शिंदे / Maharshi Vitthal Ramji Shinde

Mahatma Jyotirao Phule organized a strike of barbers in 1889 to stop the customary tonsuring of widows, a progressive social reform step.