Previous year MCQs

Modern Indian History UPPSC 1999 GS-I
Question

The Brahama Samaj is based on the principle of:

Answer & Solution

Answer: (Detailed Solution Below)

Option C: Monotheism

Detailed Solution:

The correct answer is “Monotheism”.
The Brahmo Samaj is based on the principle of monotheism, which is the belief in one god. The Brahmo Samaj was a reformist movement that began in Calcutta in 1828 by Raja Ram Mohan Roy and Dwarkanath Tagore.

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