2025 · Modern HistoryPrevious Year Question
Q21.
Consider the following statements about Raja Ram Mohan Roy: I. He possessed great love and respect for the traditional philosophical systems of the East. II. He desired his countrymen to accept the rational and scientific approach and the principle of human dignity and social equality of all men and women. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
A. I only
B. II only
C. Both I and II
D. Neither I nor II
Answer

C

Explanation

Ram Mohan Roy (22 May 1772 – 27 September was an Indian reformer and writer who was one the founders of the Brahmo Sabha in 1828, the of the Brahmo Samaj, a socio-religious reform in the Indian subcontinent. He has been the "Father of Indian Renaissance." He was the title of Raja by Mughal emperor Akbar II 1806–1837.) Ram Mohan Roy was moved by deep love for his and country and worked hard all his life for their religious, intellectual and political regeneration. Ram Mohan Roy possessed great love and respect the traditional philosophic systems of the East; but, the same time, he believed that modern culture would help regenerate Indian society. In he wanted his countrymen to accept the and scientific approach and the principle of dignity and social equality of all men and He also wanted the introduction of modern and industry in the country. Hence 1 and 2 are correct. Ram Mohan Roy represented a synthesis of the of East and West. 1814, he set up the Atmiya Sabha (or Society of in Calcutta to propagate the monotheistic of the Vedanta and to campaign against idolatry, rigidities, meaningless rituals, and other social ills. influenced by rationalist ideas, he declared that is based on reason and that, if reason it, even a departure from the scriptures is He said the principles of rationalism applied to sects also, particularly to the elements of blind in them. In his Precepts of Jesus (1820), he tried to the moral and philosophical message of the Testament, which he praised, from its miracle He earned the wrath of missionaries over his to incorporate the message of Christ into