UPSC Previous Year Question | Prelims GS | 2016

Satya Shodhak Samaj organized

  1. a movement for upliftment of tribals in Bihar
  2. a temple-entry movement in Gujarat
  3. an anti-caste movement in Maharashtra
  4. a peasant movement in Punjab

Answer

Correct Answer

an anti-caste movement in Maharashtra

Explanation

Satya Shodhak Samaj, founded by Jyotirao Phule in Maharashtra, organized an anti-caste social reform movement.

Topics: anti-caste movements, modern india, satya shodhak samaj, socio-religious reform