Civil Services Prep

Prelims MCQ · Modern History and the Freedom Struggle

Consider the following characteristics of a nineteenth-century reform movement:

  • It drew inspiration from the French Revolution.
  • It encouraged free thought, rational inquiry, liberty and equality.
  • Its leader taught at Hindu College between 1826 and 1831.
  • Its members failed to establish a durable connection with the masses.

Which one of the following movements is described above?

  1. Young Bengal Movement
  2. Prarthana Samaj
  3. Singh Sabha Movement
  4. Aligarh Movement
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