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MPSC Rajyaseva 2018 GS Paper 1 — Question 99

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पुढील वाक्यात वर्णन केलेले समाजसुधारक कोण ते ओळखा : Name the social reformer described in the following sentences :

(a)त्यांच्या कुटुंबाचा जाती व्यवस्थेचा धिक्कार करणाऱ्या कबीराच्या शिकवणुकीवर विश्वास होता. / His family believed in the teachings of Kabir who condemned the caste system.

(b)त्यांचे वडील सैन्यात होते आणि ते सुभेदार-मेजर म्हणून सेवानिवृत्त झाले होते. / His father served in the army and retired as a Subedar-Major.

(c)त्यांच्या शाळेतील शिपाई बाईंना त्यांचे दप्तरी अस्पृश्य वाटे. / His satchel was untouchable for the lady peon in his school.

(d)ते अस्पृश्य असल्यामुळे संस्कृत शिकू शकले नाहीत. / He could not study Sanskrit because he was an untouchable.

1)महात्मा ज्योतिबा फुले / Mahatma Jyotiba Phule
2)श्री जवळकर / Shri Javalkar
3)डॉ. बाबासाहेब आंबेडकर / Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar✓ Correct
4)श्री घोलप / Shri Gholap

Dr. B.R. Ambedkar's biography mentions his father Subedar-Major Ramji Sakpal, their Kabirpanthi lineage, experiencing untouchability at school, and facing barriers in learning Sanskrit.

🏛️ The Maharashtra angle

Dr. B.R. Ambedkar is the central figure of social reform and Dalit movement in Maharashtra.

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