Civil Services Prep

Prelims MCQ · Modern History and the Freedom Struggle

Consider the following characteristics of an organisation:

  • It was established by a Parsi social reformer and his associate.
  • It served women who had been exploited and subsequently abandoned.
  • It provided educational, medical and welfare services without caste restrictions.
  • Its principal founder also campaigned against child marriage and for widow remarriage.

Which one of the following organisations is described above?

  1. Dev Samaj
  2. Seva Sadan
  3. Bharat Stree Mahamandal
  4. Sree Narayana Guru Dharma Paripalana Yogam
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