UPSC Prelims 2016 GS Paper I · Q58 of 100 History easy

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 ✓ UPSC's answer
  4. (d) a peasant movement in Punjab

Why the answer is (c)

• The Satyashodhak Samaj (Truth-Seekers' Society) was founded by Jyotiba Phule in Pune in 1873 to fight Brahmanical dominance, caste oppression and untouchability, and to promote education of women and lower castes — an anti-caste movement in Maharashtra, option (c).

• Phule's 'Gulamgiri' (1873) was its manifesto; it performed marriages without Brahmin priests.

• Tribal uplift in Bihar (a), temple entry in Gujarat (b) and peasant movements in Punjab (d) were other movements.

• Hence option (c).

Why the other options are wrong

(a) a movement for upliftment of tribals in Bihar
It was not a tribal movement in Bihar.
(b) a temple-entry movement in Gujarat
It was not a temple-entry movement in Gujarat.
(d) a peasant movement in Punjab
It was not a Punjab peasant movement.

Asked in the GS Paper I of the UPSC Civil Services Preliminary Examination 2016, held on 7 August 2016. Question and answer key: Union Public Service Commission. Explanation: UPSC Answer Check.

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