Socio-Religious Movements (Parts-II)

Total Questions: 50

41. In which year Gopal Krishna Gokhale founded ‘Servants of India Society’? [U.P. P.C.S. (Pre) 2017]

Correct Answer: (d) 1905
Solution:Gopal Krishna Gokhale founded ‘Servants of India Society’ in 1905 with the objective to prepare propagandist for service of India and to promote true interest of Indian people in constitutional ways.

This society has given birth to many social servants such as V. Srinivas Shastri, G.K. Devdhar, N.M. Joshi, Pandit Hridayanath Kunzru etc. M.C. Shitalwad, B.N. Rao, and Alladi Krishna Swami Ayer were some of the main distinguished members of this society.

42. Who established the Servants of India Society in 1905 A.D.? [67th B.P.S.C. (Pre) 2022]

Correct Answer: (d) Gopal Krishna Gokhale
Solution:Gopal Krishna Gokhale founded ‘Servants of India Society’ in 1905 with the objective to prepare propagandist for service of India and to promote true interest of Indian people in constitutional ways.

This society has given birth to many social servants such as V. Srinivas Shastri, G.K. Devdhar, N.M. Joshi, Pandit Hridayanath Kunzru etc. M.C. Shitalwad, B.N. Rao, and Alladi Krishna Swami Ayer were some of the main distinguished members of this society.

43. Servants of India Society’ was founded by – [U.P. Lower Sub. (Pre) 2015]

Correct Answer: (b) Gopal Krishna Gokhale
Solution:Gopal Krishna Gokhale founded ‘Servants of India Society’ in 1905 with the objective to prepare propagandist for service of India and to promote true interest of Indian people in constitutional ways.

This society has given birth to many social servants such as V. Srinivas Shastri, G.K. Devdhar, N.M. Joshi, Pandit Hridayanath Kunzru etc. M.C. Shitalwad, B.N. Rao, and Alladi Krishna Swami Ayer were some of the main distinguished members of this society.

44. Who was the founder of ‘Servants of India Society’? [U.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 1990,1993, Uttarakhand P.C.S. (Pre) 2010]

Correct Answer: (d) Gopal Krishna Gokhale
Solution:Gopal Krishna Gokhale founded ‘Servants of India Society’ in 1905 with the objective to prepare propagandist for service of India and to promote true interest of Indian people in constitutional ways.

This society has given birth to many social servants such as V. Srinivas Shastri, G.K. Devdhar, N.M. Joshi, Pandit Hridayanath Kunzru etc. M.C. Shitalwad, B.N. Rao, and Alladi Krishna Swami Ayer were some of the main distinguished members of this society.

45. Who was the founder of the Servants of India Society? [U.P.P.C.S. (Mains) 2016]

Correct Answer: (c) G.K. Gokhale
Solution:Servants of India Society was founded by Gopal Krishna Gokhale in 1905 to unite and train Indians of different ethnicity and religion in welfare work. It was the first secular organization to devote itself to the unprivileged rural and tribal peoples.

46. Match List-I with List-II: [69th B.P.S.C. (Pre) 2023]

List-IList-II
A. Servants of India Society1. Debendranath Tagore
B. Tatvabodhini Sabha2. Gopal Krishna Gokhale
C. Atmiya Sabha3. Raja Ram Mohan Roy
4. Keshab Chandra Sen

Select the correct answer using the codes given below:

 

OptionABC
(a)213
(b)234
(c)321
(d)123
Correct Answer: (a)
Solution:Correct match is as follows:
  • Servants of India Society – Gopal Krishna Gokhale
  • Tatvabodhini Sabha – Debendranath Tagore
  • Atmiya Sabha – Raja Ram Mohan Roy

47. Who established the 'Servants of India Society'? [65th B.P.S.C. (Pre) 2019]

Correct Answer: (c) Gopal Krishna Gokhale
Solution:Correct match is as follows:
  • Servants of India Society – Gopal Krishna Gokhale
  • Tatvabodhini Sabha – Debendranath Tagore
  • Atmiya Sabha – Raja Ram Mohan Roy

48. Gopal Krishna Gokhale founded Servants of India Society in the year [Raj. P.C.S. (Pre) 2023]

Correct Answer: (d) 1905
Solution:The 'Servants of Indian Society' was founded by Gopal Krishna Gokhale at Fergusson hill on June 12, 1905, in the Pune district of Maharashtra.

Gokhale founded the society along with three of his friends – Natesh Appaji Dravid, Gopal Krishna Deodhar and Anant Vinayak Patwardhan, all of whom became lifelong members of the society.

The society focused on nation-building activities such as education, social welfare, upliftment of the downtrodden and betterment of the underprivileged section of society.

49. Who was the founder of Bahujan Samaj? [U.P. Lower Sub. (Pre) 2010]

Correct Answer: (b) Mukund Rao Patil
Solution:Mukund Rao Patil and Shankar Rao Jadhav founded Bahujan Samaj to oppose the exploitation of the lower castes by upper castes including Brahmins, money-lenders, and landlords. It became the Bahujan National Progressive Party. Later, it became the supporter of the British Government.

50. Who demanded the right to enter temples that caused a terrible riot in Tirunelveli in 1899? [40th B.P.S.C. (Pre) 1995]

Correct Answer: (b) Nadars
Solution:Nadars demanded the right to enter temples in 1899 which caused a terrible riot in Tirunelveli district Tamil Nadu.

The Nadars are a trading community in Tamil Nadu, India, who have had a turbulent history and have risen above their depressed condition. Their social and economic mobility is a rich source of analysis for understanding social mobility in Ind.