SSC GD 2025 PYQ — Question 25

The correct answer is option 3 i.e. Arya Mahila Samaj.

• The Arya Mahila Samaj was founded by Pandita Ramabai Saraswati in 1882 in Pune, India.
• It aimed to promote women's education and address social issues faced by Indian women, especially widows.
• Pandita Ramabai was a noted social reformer, educationist, and women’s rights advocate in 19th-century India.
• The organization played a key role in raising awareness about the importance of women’s empowerment.
• It served as a precursor to later women’s rights movements in India.
• The Samaj also provided shelter and education to widows and advocated widow remarriage, challenging deep-rooted social taboos of that era.

Other Options:

• Women's Indian Association (WIA): This organization was founded much later, in 1917, by Margaret Cousins, Annie Besant, and Dorothy Jinarajadasa in Madras, focusing on the social and political advancement of women.
• Tattvabodhini Sabha: This society was founded by Debendranath Tagore in 1839 to promote rational and systematic study of India's past and spread the ideas of the Upanishads.
• Mahila Atma Raksha Samiti: This is not a well-known historical organization associated with Pandita Ramabai or major 19th-century social reform movements. The name translates to "Women's Self-Defence Committee."