Previous Year Question
Match the following-
(A) Brahmo Samaj — 1. Swami Vivekananda
(B) Ramakrishna Mission — 2. Dayanand Saraswati
(C) Arya Samaj — 3. Ram Mohan Roy
(D) Satyashodhak Samaj —
4. K. Sridharalu Naidu
5. Jyotiba Phule
Correct Answer: A
Detailed Solution
The correct matching is—
Brahmo Samaj — Ram Mohan Roy
Ramakrishna Mission — Swami Vivekananda
Arya Samaj — Dayanand Saraswati
Satyashodhak Samaj — Jyotiba Phule
Ram Mohan Roy founded the Brahmo Sabha in 1828, which later came to be known as the Brahmo Samaj. Therefore, Brahmo Samaj is correctly matched with Ram Mohan Roy.
Swami Vivekananda founded the Ramakrishna Mission on 1 May 1897. This is confirmed by the official Ramakrishna Math and Ramakrishna Mission source.
Swami Dayanand Saraswati founded the Arya Samaj in Bombay in 1875, while Jyotirao Phule founded the Satyashodhak Samaj in 1873.