Q. Consider the following statements:
1.Dayananda Saraswati published Satyarth Prakash.
2.Dayananda Saraswati made a call to “Back to the Vedas”.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Answer: C
Notes:
Explanation: In 1875 Dayananda Saraswati founded the Arya Samaj and published his major work the Satyarth Prakash. In his view, contemporary Hinduism had become degenerate.
- Therefore, he rejected puranas, polytheism, and idolatry, the role of Brahmin priests, pilgrimages, many rituals and the prohibition on widow marriage.
- As a good Sanskrit scholar, he made a call to“Back to the Vedas”.
Source: NCERT