The Satyashodhak Samaj was founded by
- A.B. R. Ambedkar
- B.Jyotiba Phule
- C.Periyar E. V. Ramasamy
- D.Narayana Guru
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Explanation
The correct answer is B, Jyotiba Phule. Phule founded the Satyashodhak Samaj, the society of truth seekers, at Pune in 1873 to work against caste oppression and priestly domination; he and Savitribai Phule had already opened schools for girls and for the depressed classes. Option A is wrong because Ambedkar founded the Bahishkrit Hitakarini Sabha in 1924 and later the Independent Labour Party and the Scheduled Castes Federation. Option C is wrong because Periyar led the Self-Respect Movement from 1925 in the Madras Presidency. Option D is wrong because Narayana Guru led the reform movement in Kerala and founded the SNDP Yogam with his followers. These four reformers are often placed together in one matching question, so fix each with his organisation and region. Phule is also remembered for the title Mahatma given to him and for his book Gulamgiri, written in 1873, the same year as the samaj.
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