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UPSC Prelims 2025 GS Paper 1, question 11

Topic: Modern history and freedom struggle

Q11

Consider the following statements about Raja Ram Mohan Roy :

I. He possessed great love and respect for the traditional philosophical systems of the East.

II. He desired his countrymen to accept the rational and scientific approach and the principle of human dignity and social equality of all men and women.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

  1. (a) I only
  2. (b) II only
  3. (c) Both I and IICorrect answer
  4. (d) Neither I nor II

Solution.

Answer: (c) Both I and II

  1. Statement I is correct: as noted in Bipan Chandra's Modern India, Raja Ram Mohan Roy possessed great love and respect for the traditional philosophical systems of the East (particularly the Upanishads and Vedanta).
  2. Statement II is correct: at the same time, he wanted his countrymen to adopt a rational and scientific approach and the principles of human dignity and social equality for all men and women.