Match List I with List II: List I (Event): I. Passing of the Age of Consent Bill; II. Establishment of the Arya Samaj; III. Death of Dayanand Saraswati; IV. Foundation of the Nagari Pracharini Sabha List II (Year): A. 1893; B. 1883; C. 1875; D. 1891 Select the answer using the code given below:
- A.I-D, II-C, III-B, IV-A
- B.I-C, II-D, III-A, IV-B
- C.I-D, II-C, III-A, IV-B
- D.I-C, II-D, III-B, IV-A
Correct answer
Explanation
The correct answer is A, I-D, II-C, III-B, IV-A. The Age of Consent Bill was passed in 1891, the Arya Samaj was founded in 1875, Dayanand Saraswati died in 1883 and the Nagari Pracharini Sabha was set up in 1893.
Swami Dayanand Saraswati founded the Arya Samaj at Bombay in 1875 and gave it the call "Back to the Vedas"; he died at Ajmer in 1883. The Age of Consent Act of 1891 raised the age of consent for girls from ten to twelve years, a reform that Bal Gangadhar Tilak opposed as interference by a foreign government. The Nagari Pracharini Sabha was founded at Banaras in 1893 to promote Hindi in the Devanagari script.
B is wrong because it gives the Age of Consent Bill the year 1875 and the Arya Samaj 1891. C is wrong because it places Dayanand's death in 1893, ten years too late. D is wrong because it also swaps 1875 and 1891 between the first two events.
Exam tip: Arya Samaj 1875, Dayanand dies 1883, Age of Consent 1891, Nagari Pracharini Sabha 1893.
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