Which among the following statements is false regarding the Young Bengal Movement?

They held discussion about nature, humanism, and God.

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They believed irrational thinking could liberate people.

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They opposed caste-based discrimination.

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They supported women's rights.

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Solution

The correct option is B They believed irrational thinking could liberate people.
In 1828, Derozio and his students started the Academic Association, a debating society of free-thinking individuals. He believed that free and rational thinking would liberate society from superstitions and social discrimination. He also advocated for the rights of women and opposed caste-based discrimination.

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