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He was, often called the father of Indian Renaissance and the maker of Modern India, was a man of versatile genius. He set up the Atmiya Sabha (or Society of Friends) in Calcutta to propagate the monotheistic ideals of the Vedanta and to campaign against idolatry, caste rigidities, meaningless rituals, and other social ills.

The above paragraph describes which one of the following personalities of India?

Raja Rammohan Roy

Mahatma Gandhi

Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar

Sardar Patel

✅ Correct Option: 1

Raja Rammohan Roy founded the Atmiya Sabha and is celebrated as the father of the Indian Renaissance for his crusades against orthodox social practices.

Mahatma Gandhi led India to independence through non-violent resistance but came a century after the founding of Atmiya Sabha.

Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar was a prominent social reformer focused on women's education and widow remarriage, but did not found the Atmiya Sabha.

Sardar Patel was a crucial political leader during India's independence and integration, not a 19th-century religious reformer.

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The Vandemataram Movement was initiated in Andhra Pradesh in 1907 following the _____.

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Mahatma Gandhi started his famous Salt March, also known as the Dandi March, from which of the following places?

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Who among the following Indian social activist founded a reform association known as the Brahmo Sabha, which was later known as the Brahmo Samaj?

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Match the following associations/reform movements in Column A to the persons who founded/inspired them in Column B:

Column A	Column B
i) Atmiya Sabha	a) Ram Mohan Roy
ii) Prarthana Samaj	b) Dayanand Saraswati
iii) Arya Samaj	c) Atmaram Pandurang
iv) Ramakrishna Mission	d) Gadadhar Chatterjee

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Hampi, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, is renowned for its monumental ruins from which empire's reign?

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The above paragraph describes which one of the following personalities of India?

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