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SSC Selection Post 2023 PYQ — Question 26

SSC Selection Post - Graduation Level - 28 June 2023 - Shift 3 • General Awareness • Q26

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The Principal of a Sanskrit College who represented a blend of Indian and Western culture was __________.

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Correct answer: C

Explanation

The correct answer is Option 3 i.e. Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar.

  • The Principal of the Sanskrit College who championed both Indian and Western cultures was Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar. 
  • He served as the Principal of the Sanskrit College in Calcutta and is known for his efforts to integrate Western thought with traditional Sanskrit learning.
  • He was the most prominent campaigner for Hindu widow remarriage.

Other Options:

Raja Ram Mohan Roy: He is known as the Father of Indian Renaissance. He was given the title of Raja by Mughal emperor Akbar II. He was one of the founders of the Brahmo Sabha in 1828.

Keshab Chandra Sen: He was born into an affluent Bengali Baidya family of Calcutta (now Kolkata). He became a member of the Brahmo Samaj in 1857 but established his own breakaway "Bharatvarshiya Brahmo Samaj" in 1866.

Debendranath Tagore: He was an Indian philosopher and religious reformer. He took charge of the Tattwabodhini Sabha and the Brahmo Samaj in 1842 and founded the Brahmo religion in 1848.