Question

Who was the founder of 'Arya Samaj'?
1. Raja Ram Mohan Roy
2. Swami Vivekanand
3. Swami Dayanand Saraswati
4. Raja Radhakant Dev

Answer 1

Correct Answer - Option 3 : Swami Dayanand Saraswati

The Correct Answer is Swami Dayanand Saraswati.

• The Arya Samaj is a monotheistic Hindu reform movement in India that promotes principles and practices based on the belief in the Vedas' infallible authority.
• Maharishi Dayanand Saraswati established the samaj on April 10, 1875.
• The Arya Samaj adheres to the belief that there is only one God and that idol worship is not appropriate.
• The Arya Samaj was the first Hindu organisation to promote proselytization.

• Dayananda Saraswati was a Hindu scholar, social activist, and the founder of the Arya Samaj, a Vedic dharma reform movement.
• In 1876, he was the first to call for Swaraj, referring to India as "India for Indians," a call that Lokmanya Tilak later adopted. 

• Raja Ram Mohan Roy
  • He was one of the founders of the Brahmo Sabha, which was the forerunner of the Brahmo Samaj, an Indian subcontinent social-religious reform movement.
• Swami Vivekananda
  • He was an Indian Hindu monk who lived from the 18th century to the early 20th century. He was a close follower of Indian mystic Ramakrishna in the nineteenth century.
• The Ramakrishna Math and the Ramakrishna Mission were both founded by Swami Vivekananda.