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PYQ Question

Satya Shodhak Samaj organized

Satya Shodhak Samaj organized
  1. A. a movement for upliftment of tribals in Bihar
  2. B. a temple-entry movement in Gujarat
  3. C. an anti-caste movement in Maharashtra
  4. D. a peasant movement in Punjab

Answer: C

Explanation

In Poona, Jyotirao Phooley, though a Mali by caste and of comparatively little education started the association called the Satyashodhak Samaj in 1873 for asserting the worth of man irrespective of caste. He demanded representation of all classes of the Hindus in all the local bodies, in services and institutions and also established a primary school for the so-called untouchables in Poona.