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Prelims MCQ · Modern History and the Freedom Struggle

A socio-religious organisation was founded in New York in 1875 and later shifted its headquarters to Adyar. It accepted the ideas of karma and reincarnation, sought universal human brotherhood, and drew upon the Upanishads, Samkhya, Yoga and Vedanta.

Which one of the following organisations is described above?

  1. Theosophical Society
  2. Ahmadiyya Movement
  3. Arya Samaj
  4. Brahmo Samaj
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