Question

Arya Samaj was founded by which of the following social reformers of West India?
A) Jyotiba Phule
B) Ram Krishna Paramahansa
C) Swami Dayanand Saraswati
D) Raja Ram Mohan Roy

Answer 1

Hint: The founder has also written many books and one of them is Satyarth Prakash written in 1874. He also promoted the remarriage of the widows.

Complete answer:
Arya Samaj for nobles the society of the Nobles was founded in 1875 by the great reformer Swami Dayanand Saraswati. Members of Arya Samaj believed in one God and rejected the idol worship.Now let's see the options:-

Jyotiba Phule- He was a great social activist thinker and anti caste social reformer. He and his wife were the developers of women education but he didn't establish Arya Samaj, hence it is the incorrect option.
Ram Krishna Paramahansa- like Jyotiba Phule Ram Krishna Parmar hansna voice not a social reformer but religious Saint, hence it is not the correct option.
Swami Dayanand Saraswati- Ayra Samaj was founded by great social reformer Dayanand Saraswati he also wrote many books and encouraged women's rights, hence it is the correct option.
Raja Ram Mohan Roy- He was a religious social reform and was the founder of Brahmo Sabha which was founded in 1828 with Rabindranath Tagore, therefore it is not the correct option.

Hence the correct answer is option C.

Note: Arya Samaj members consider Gayatri Mantra as the most Holy mantra and Chant it periodically. They believe in one God and reject the idea of Idol worship.They backed propagation of Hindi and Sanskrit and Considered good education as the base of a good and solid social system.