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SSC MTS 2022 PYQ — Question 30

SSC MTS - 15 July 2022 - Shift 3 • General Awareness • Q30

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Prarthana Samaj or ‘Prayer Society’, a religious and social reform, was found in 1863 at _________.

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Correct answer: D

Explanation

The correct answer is Option 4 i.e. Bombay (now Mumbai).

  • Prarthana Samaj was a movement for religious and social reform in Bombay, India, based on earlier reform movements, founded in 1863.
  • Prarthana Samaj was founded in 1863 by the Dadoba Pandurang and his brother Atmaram Pandurang when Keshub Chandra Sen visited Maharashtra.
  • The motive behind it was to make people believe in one God and worship only one God.