Which among the following socio religious community was founded by Raja Ram Mohan Roy?

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Answer 1

The correct answer is Brahmo Samaj.

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Some Important Socio-religious reform organisations of 19th century are-

Name	Founder and Founding year	Purpose
Brahmo Samaj	Raja Rammohan Roy, 1828	Hindu socio -reform movement. Advocated monotheism. Opposed sati, idolatry and superstition
Young Bengal Movement	Henry Vivian Derozio, 1826-31	Opposed the vices of society. Believed in truth, freedom and reason.
Rahnumai Mazdayasnan Sabha	S S Bengali, Naoroji Furdonji, Dadabhai Naoroji	To improve social conditions of Parsis and restore the purity of Zoroastrianism.
Prarthana Samaj	Atmaram Pandurang, Govind Ranade, R G Bhandarkar, 1867	Reform of society, women upliftment, abolition of caste discrimination and religious orthodoxy.
Arya Samaj	Dayanand Saraswati, 1875	Revivalist movement Gave a call to “go back to vedas”. Opposed Brahmin supremacy, superstitions and idolatry.
Aligarh Movement	Syed Ahmed Khan	Religious reform in Indian Islam. Emphasis on critical thinking, reasoning and rational outlook.
The Theosophical Society	H P Blavatsky, H S Olcott, 1875	Religious revival and social reform Drew Inspiration from Upnishads Believed in Vedanta
Ramakrishna Mission	Swami Vivekananda, 1897	Hindu religious revival. Believed in Vedanta philosophy Opposed superstitions, castism, and oppression.
The Servant of India Society	Gopal Krishna Gokhale, 1905	Famine relief and upliftment of tribals. Promotion of education, removal of untouchability.