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SSC MTS 2024 PYQ — Question 43

SSC MTS - 30/10/2024 - (9:00 AM - 11:00 AM) • General Awareness • Q43

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With which of the following organisations was Henry Louis Vivian Derozio, a teacher of Hindu College of Calcutta, associated?

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Correct answer: C

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The Correct Answer is option 3 i.e. Young Bengal Movement

Henry Louis Vivian Derozio was a radical thinker, poet, and teacher at Hindu College, Calcutta in the early 19th century. He inspired a group of students known as the Young Bengal Movement, which promoted rationalism, freedom of thought, social reform, and questioning of religious orthodoxy.This movement played a significant role in the Bengal Renaissance and challenged conservative Hindu practices.

Incorrect Options:

  1. Paramahansa Mandali – A reformist society in Maharashtra focused on caste and religious reform, unrelated to Derozio.

  2. Rahnumai Mazdayasnan Sabha – A Zoroastrian reform movement started in Bombay by Parsis in 1851.

  3. Sree Narayana Dharma Paripalana Yogam – A social reform movement in Kerala led by Sree Narayana Guru, unrelated to Derozio or Bengal.