Question

Sree Narayana Guru was a great socio-religious reformer of _________.
A. Kerala
B. Tamil Nadu
C. Andra Pradesh
D. Karnataka

Answer 1

Hint:
> Religion in India was dominant in the 18th century.
> Many practices like animal sacrifice, idolatry, physical torture was prevalent at that time to appease God
> People blindly followed the rituals and were very superstitious.
> Caste System created divisions in society.
> Sati, child marriage, female infanticide and untouchability was also common.

Complete answer:
1.The western-educated Indians were responsible for bringing about a change in the outlook of our society.
2.The reformers stressed on the point that education helps in the progress of our society.
3.Sree Narayana was one such social reformer who preached that education and equality are very important for the growth of our society
4.He used his deep knowledge to remove superstitions and promote cleanliness and equality.
5 He emphasised on various modes to bring progress -such as education for all, village industries, compassion for the poor and religious tolerance.

Option A is correct because Sree Narayana Guru was a great social reformer of Kerala. His principal was – All men are equal in the eyes of God

Option B is not correct because some social reformers of Tamil Thiruvalluvar, Subramanya Bharathi etc

Option C is not correct because Gurajada Apparao, Kandukuri Veeresalingam, Raghupati Ventaratnam Naidu etc are some of the social reformers of Andra Pradesh.

Option D is not correct because Basavanna, Sarvajna, Madhavacharya were some of the social reformers of Karnataka

Therefore the correct answer is A

Note
> Sree Narayana Guru gave importance to education. He opened a Sanskrit school at Sivagiri to teach the poor students irrespective of their caste.
> He wanted to unite all mankind and not divide people in the name of caste and religion
> His message was to show that the ultimate aim of all religions was the same.