WBCS.LIVE practice question

Satya Shodhak Samaj organized:

Solve this multiple-choice question and check the correct answer with its explanation below.

Answer options

  1. a movement for upliftment of tribals in Bihar
  2. a temple-entry movement in Gujarat
  3. an anti-caste movement in Maharashtra
  4. a peasant movement in Punjab

Correct answer and explanation

Correct answer: an anti-caste movement in Maharashtra

Explanation: āœ… Correct Answer: C) an anti-caste movement in Maharashtra šŸ“š Explanation: The Satya Shodhak Samaj (Truth-Seekers' Society) was founded by the legendary social reformer Jyotirao Phule in Maharashtra in September 1873. The primary goal of the organization was to launch an anti-caste movement to uplift the lower castes and women from social oppression. Phule campaigned vigorously against Brahminical dominance and championed rational thinking and education for all. His work laid the foundations for the modern non-Brahmin movement in Western India.