Q. With reference to the Young Bengal movement, which of the following statements is/are correct?
Select the correct answer using the code given below:
Q. With reference to the Young Bengal movement, which of the following statements is/are correct?
Select the correct answer using the code given below:
The correct option is A 1 and 2 only
Explanation:
Statement 1 is correct: The Young Bengal movement was started by Henry Louis Vivian Derozio in Calcutta in the 1820s. Derozio was an Anglo-Indian college teacher in Calcutta and he encouraged radical thinking among his students. He criticised the prevailing religious practices of orthodox Hinduism
Statement 2 is correct: Drawing inspiration from the great French Revolution, Derozio inspired his pupils to think freely and rationally, question all authority, love liberty, equality and freedom,
Statement 3 is incorrect: The Young Bengal movement had a narrow social base and lacked any real link with the masses. In fact, their radicalism was bookish in character.
Explanation:
Statement 1 is correct: The Young Bengal movement was started by Henry Louis Vivian Derozio in Calcutta in the 1820s. Derozio was an Anglo-Indian college teacher in Calcutta and he encouraged radical thinking among his students. He criticised the prevailing religious practices of orthodox Hinduism
Statement 2 is correct: Drawing inspiration from the great French Revolution, Derozio inspired his pupils to think freely and rationally, question all authority, love liberty, equality and freedom,
Statement 3 is incorrect: The Young Bengal movement had a narrow social base and lacked any real link with the masses. In fact, their radicalism was bookish in character.
