Question

Q. Consider the following statements:

Which of the following social reformer is described above?

• A. Pandit Madan Mohan Malviya
• B. E. V. Ramasamy Naicker
• C. Gopal Hari Deshmukh
• D. M G Ranade

Answer 1

The correct option is A Pandit Madan Mohan Malviya

Explanation:

Pandit Madan Mohan Malviya

• Mahamana emerged as a notable leader of the Indian National Movement.
• He was the founder of Banaras Hindu University ( 1916)
• In 1887, he established Bharat Dharma Mahamandal, to propagate Sanatan Dharma & Hindu culture. The offshoots of the Mahamandala were the Sanatan Dharma Sabhas, founded for the defence of Hinduism from critics both within the community & outside it
• In 1918 he presided over the Delhi Congress Session & said that the slogan ‘Satyameva Jayate’ (Truth alone triumphs) from the Mundaka Upanishad should be the slogan for the nation.
• Malaviya condemned untouchability & emerged as a key leader for the Harijan movement. In 1933, he presided at a meeting in which the Harijan Sevak Sangh was founded. He worked for the eradication of various religious and caste barriers & made massive efforts for the entry of untouchables into temples.
• He was posthumously conferred with Bharat Ratna in 2014.