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SSC CHSL 2019 PYQ — Question 41

SSC CHSL - 10th July 2019 - Shift 2 • General Awareness • Q41

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In 19th century, the Satnami movement in central India was founded by ______.

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Correct answer: C

Explanation

The correct answer is option 3, i.e. Guru Ghasidas.

In the 19th century, the Satnami movement in central India was founded by ______.

Guru Ghasidas

What is the Satnami movement?
  • Satnami sect, any of several groups in India that have challenged political and religious authority by rallying around an understanding of God as Satnam (from Sanskrit satyanaman, “he whose name is truth”).

Guru Ghasidas:
  • Ghasidas is remembered for having thrown images of Hindu gods onto a rubbish heap.
  • He preached a code of ethical and dietary self-restraint and social equality.