Question

Arya Samaj was established in
1. 1875
2. 1881
3. 1872
4. 1880

Answer 1

Correct Answer - Option 1 : 1875

The correct answer is 1875.

• The Arya Samaj was founded by Swami Dayanand Saraswati at Bombay in 1875.
• Swami Dayanand Saraswati (1824-83) was a scholar, a patriot, a social reformer, and a revivalist. 
  • He believed the Vedas were the source of true knowledge. His motto was “Back to the Vedas”.
  • He started the Suddhi movement to bring back those Hindus who had converted to other religions to its fold.
  • He wrote the book Satyartha Prakash which contains his ideas.

Reform Program	Founded By	Year
Brahmo Samaj	Raja Ram Mohan Roy	1828
Atmiya Sabha	Raja Ram Mohan Roy	1815
Young Bengal Movement	Henry Vivian Derozio	-
Arya Samaj	Dayanand Saraswati	1875
Prarthana Samaj	Atmaram Pandurang	1867
Ramakrishna Mission	Swami Vivekananda	1897
Theosophical Society	Madam H.P. Blavatsky	1875