Question

Identify the correctly matched pair of the founder and the social/socio-religious organisation founded. 
1. Raja Ram Mohan Ray – Arya Samaj
2. Rama Krishna Paramahansa – Ramakrishna Mission
3. Dayanand Saraswati – Brahmo Samaj
4. Swami Vivekananda – Ramakrishna Mission

Answer 1

Correct Answer - Option 4 : Swami Vivekananda – Ramakrishna Mission

The correct answer is Swami Vivekananda – Ramakrishna Mission.

• Ramakrishna Mission is an Indian socio-religious organization founded by Swami Vivekanand on 1 May 1897. 
• It was established in order to propagate the ideals of Ramakrishna Paramahansa. 
• It conducts research in the field of health care, elementary and higher education, tribal welfare, and culture.

• Arya Samaj:-
  • It is the society of Nobles vigorous reform movement of modern Hinduism, founded in 1875 by Dayananda Sarasvati.
  • Aim:-  To reestablish the Vedas, the earliest Hindu scriptures, as revealed truth. 
  • The Arya Samaj opposes worship of murtis (images), animal sacrifice, shraddha (rituals on behalf of ancestors), basing caste upon birth rather than upon merit, untouchability, child marriage, pilgrimages, priestly craft, and temple offerings. 
  • It has worked to further female education and intercaste marriage, has built missions, orphanages, and homes for widows, has established a network of schools and colleges; and has undertaken famine relief and medical work. 
  • From its beginning, it was an important factor in the growth of Indian nationalism. 
• Brahmo Samaj:-
  • It is an atheistic movement within Hinduism, founded in Kolkata in 1828 by Ram Mohun Roy. 
  • It does not accept the authority of the Vedas, has no faith in avatars (incarnations), and does not insist on belief in karma (causal effects of past deeds) or samsara (the process of death and rebirth).
  •  It discards Hindu rituals and adopts some Christian practices in its worship.
  • Influenced by Islam and Christianity, it denounces polytheism, image worship, and the caste system.