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The ‘Arya Samaj’ was founded by-

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

Answer options

  1. Swami Dayananda Saraswati
  2. Swami Vivekananda
  3. Keshav Chandra Sen
  4. Ishwar Chandra Vidya-Sagar

Correct answer and explanation

Correct answer: Swami Dayananda Saraswati

Explanation: The correct answer is A. Swami Dayananda Saraswati. The Arya Samaj was founded by Swami Dayananda Saraswati in 1875 in Bombay (now Mumbai). It was a Hindu reform movement that aimed to revive the Vedic way of life and eliminate social evils such as caste discrimination, idol worship, child marriage, and untouchability.