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Social reformers

From Jambhekar’s Darpan to Sane Guruji’s fast.

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Example 1 · level 1

Gopal Hari Deshmukh (Lokhitwadi) is best known for which of these?

  1. edited the reformist newspaper Sudharak, started in 1888
  2. founded the Prarthana Samaj in Bombay in 1867
  3. started Darpan, the first Marathi newspaper, in 1832
  4. wrote the Shatapatre, a hundred letters attacking social evils
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  1. Gopal Hari Deshmukh (Lokhitwadi): wrote the Shatapatre, a hundred letters attacking social evils.
  2. Atmaram Pandurang: founded the Prarthana Samaj in Bombay in 1867.
  3. Gopal Ganesh Agarkar: edited the reformist newspaper Sudharak, started in 1888.
  4. Bal Shastri Jambhekar: started Darpan, the first Marathi newspaper, in 1832 (6 January is Marathi Patrakar Din).
  5. Source: https://ebalbharati.in/

Answer: wrote the Shatapatre, a hundred letters attacking social evils

Example 2 · level 2

Which social reformer of Maharashtra started Darpan, the first Marathi newspaper, in 1832?

  1. Bal Shastri Jambhekar
  2. Atmaram Pandurang
  3. Savitribai Phule
  4. Gopal Hari Deshmukh (Lokhitwadi)
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  1. Bal Shastri Jambhekar: started Darpan, the first Marathi newspaper, in 1832 (6 January is Marathi Patrakar Din).
  2. Gopal Hari Deshmukh (Lokhitwadi): wrote the Shatapatre, a hundred letters attacking social evils.
  3. Savitribai Phule: taught as the first woman teacher at the girls’ school in Bhide Wada, Pune, opened in 1848.
  4. Atmaram Pandurang: founded the Prarthana Samaj in Bombay in 1867.
  5. Source: https://ebalbharati.in/

Answer: Bal Shastri Jambhekar

Example 3 · level 3

Consider the following pairs (Reformer : Contribution): 1. Gopal Hari Deshmukh (Lokhitwadi) : wrote the Shatapatre, a hundred letters attacking social evils 2. Savitribai Phule : taught as the first woman teacher at the girls’ school in Bhide Wada, Pune, opened in 1848 3. Vitthal Ramji Shinde : founded the Depressed Classes Mission in 1906 How many of the pairs given above are correctly matched?

  1. Only one pair
  2. Only two pairs
  3. All three pairs
  4. None of the pairs
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  1. Pair 1 is correct: Gopal Hari Deshmukh (Lokhitwadi): wrote the Shatapatre, a hundred letters attacking social evils.
  2. Pair 2 is correct: Savitribai Phule: taught as the first woman teacher at the girls’ school in Bhide Wada, Pune, opened in 1848.
  3. Pair 3 is correct: Vitthal Ramji Shinde: founded the Depressed Classes Mission in 1906.
  4. So 3 of the 3 pairs are correctly matched.
  5. Source: https://ebalbharati.in/

Answer: All three pairs

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