Jyotiba Phule founded the Satyashodhak Samaj (Truth Seekers’ Society) in ________.

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Answer 1

The correct answer is 1873.Key Points

Jyotiba Phule founded the Satyashodhak Samaj in 1873.
Satyashodhak Samaj was founded with the aim of liberating the lower castes from the oppression of the upper castes in Hindu society.
Jyotiba Phule was a social reformer who played a crucial role in the upliftment of the lower castes and women in Maharashtra.
He also founded the first school for girls in Pune in 1848 and was a strong advocate for women's education.
Option 1 (1852) and Option 4 (1865) are incorrect as Jyotiba Phule founded Satyashodhak Samaj in 1873.
Option 3 (1898) is also incorrect as Jyotiba Phule passed away in 1890.

Additional Information

Jyotiba Phule was born in 1827 in Maharashtra, India and belonged to a lower caste.
He was a strong critic of the caste system and Brahminical patriarchy in Hindu society.
Option 1 (1852) is close to the actual year of Jyotiba Phule's first social work, where he opened a school for the untouchables in Pune, but it is not the year he founded Satyashodhak Samaj.
Option 4 (1865) is also close to the year when Jyotiba Phule started the Satyashodhak movement, but it is not the year when he founded Satyashodhak Samaj.
Hence, the correct answer is option 2 (1873).