{"id":2544,"date":"2024-03-05T15:34:02","date_gmt":"2024-03-05T15:34:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/?p=2544"},"modified":"2024-03-05T15:34:02","modified_gmt":"2024-03-05T15:34:02","slug":"who-was-the-greatest-supporter-of-widow-remarriage-in-19-century","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/who-was-the-greatest-supporter-of-widow-remarriage-in-19-century\/","title":{"rendered":"Who was the greatest supporter of widow remarriage in 19 century ?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\r\n    <!-- Check if it's an AMP page -->\r\n            <!-- Non-AMP version -->\r\n        <div class=\"mcq-container\" data-quiz-id=\"quizState_6a978131d6ae0\">\r\n                                            <div class=\"option\" data-option-key=\"option1\" data-is-correct=\"false\">\r\n                    Raja Rammohan Roy                <\/div>\r\n                                            <div class=\"option\" data-option-key=\"option2\" data-is-correct=\"false\">\r\n                    Kishan Chandra Sen                <\/div>\r\n                                            <div class=\"option\" data-option-key=\"option3\" data-is-correct=\"true\">\r\n                    Ishwarchandra Vidyasagar                <\/div>\r\n                                            <div class=\"option\" data-option-key=\"option4\" data-is-correct=\"false\">\r\n                    Pandit Guru Dutt                 <\/div>\r\n                            \r\n            <!-- Feedback messages for non-AMP -->\r\n            <div class=\"feedback\" data-feedback=\"wrong\">Answer is Right!<\/div>\r\n            <div class=\"feedback\" data-feedback=\"right\">Answer is Wrong!<\/div>\r\n        <\/div>\r\n\r\n        <script>\r\n        document.addEventListener('DOMContentLoaded', function () {\r\n            var containers = document.querySelectorAll('.mcq-container');\r\n\r\n            containers.forEach(function(container) {\r\n                var options = container.querySelectorAll('.option');\r\n                var feedbackSelect = container.querySelector('[data-feedback=\"select\"]');\r\n                var feedbackWrong = container.querySelector('[data-feedback=\"wrong\"]');\r\n                var feedbackRight = container.querySelector('[data-feedback=\"right\"]');\r\n\r\n                options.forEach(function(option) {\r\n                    option.addEventListener('click', function() {\r\n                        var selectedOption = option.getAttribute('data-option-key');\r\n                        var isCorrect = option.getAttribute('data-is-correct') === 'true';\r\n\r\n                        \/\/ Remove previous selections\r\n                        options.forEach(function(opt) {\r\n                            opt.classList.remove('correct', 'incorrect');\r\n                        });\r\n\r\n                        \/\/ Add the correct\/incorrect class\r\n                        if (isCorrect) {\r\n                            option.classList.add('correct');\r\n                            feedbackRight.hidden = false;\r\n                            feedbackWrong.hidden = true;\r\n                        } else {\r\n                            option.classList.add('incorrect');\r\n                            feedbackRight.hidden = true;\r\n                            feedbackWrong.hidden = false;\r\n                        }\r\n\r\n                        \/\/ Hide select feedback\r\n                        feedbackSelect.hidden = true;\r\n                    });\r\n                });\r\n            });\r\n        });\r\n        <\/script>\r\n    \r\n    <!--more--><\/p>\n<p>The correct answer is (c) Ishwarchandra Vidyasagar.<\/p>\n<p>Ishwarchandra Vidyasagar was a Bengali polymath who is considered one of the greatest reformers of 19th-century India. He was a pioneer in the field of education and social reform, and he played a major role in the abolition of sati (widow burning) and the legalization of widow remarriage.<\/p>\n<p>Raja Rammohan Roy was a Bengali polymath and social reformer who is considered one of the most influential figures in Indian history. He was a pioneer in the field of education and social reform, and he played a major role in the <div class=\"youtube-subscribe-container\">\r\n        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCNHT8lW-JmLC68rjBfZhdkg?sub_confirmation=1\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"youtube-subscribe-button\">\r\n            <span class=\"youtube-icon\">\r\n                <svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 576 512\">\r\n                    <path d=\"M549.7 124.1c-6.3-23.7-24.8-42.3-48.3-48.6C458.8 64 288 64 288 64S117.2 64 74.6 75.5c-23.5 6.3-42 24.9-48.3 48.6-11.4 42.9-11.4 132.3-11.4 132.3s0 89.4 11.4 132.3c6.3 23.7 24.8 41.5 48.3 47.8C117.2 448 288 448 288 448s170.8 0 213.4-11.5c23.5-6.3 42-24.2 48.3-47.8 11.4-42.9 11.4-132.3 11.4-132.3s0-89.4-11.4-132.3zm-317.5 213.5V175.2l142.7 81.2-142.7 81.2z\"\/>\r\n                <\/svg>\r\n            <\/span>\r\n            Subscribe on YouTube\r\n        <\/a>\r\n    <\/div> establishment of the Brahmo Samaj, a Hindu reform movement.<\/p>\n<p>Kishan Chandra Sen was a Bengali poet, writer, <div class=\"telegram-channel-container\">\r\n        <a href=\"https:\/\/t.me\/pscnotes2025\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"telegram-channel-button\">\r\n            <span class=\"telegram-icon\">\r\n                <svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 496 512\">\r\n                    <path fill=\"white\" d=\"M248,8C111,8,0,119,0,256s111,248,248,248s248-111,248-248S385,8,248,8z M362,177L320,367c-3,14-10,18-20,14l-56-41l-27,26 c-3,3-5,5-10,5l4-63L323,196c5-5-1-7-8-3l-98,62l-42-13c-9-3-10-9,2-14l162-63C351,160,365,164,362,177z\"\/>\r\n                <\/svg>\r\n            <\/span>\r\n            Join Our Telegram Channel\r\n        <\/a>\r\n    <\/div> and social reformer. He was a pioneer in the field of education and social reform, and he played a major role in the establishment of the Young Bengal movement, a group of young Bengali intellectuals who advocated for social and political reform.<\/p>\n<p>Pandit Guru Dutt was a Bengali scholar and social reformer. He was a pioneer in the field of education and social reform, and he played a major role in the establishment of the Hindu Mela, a religious and cultural festival.<\/p>\n<p>All of these figures were important reformers in 19th-century India, but Ishwarchandra Vidyasagar was the greatest supporter of widow remarriage. He argued that widow remarriage was a necessary reform to improve the lives of widows and to prevent them from becoming social outcasts. He also argued that widow remarriage was consistent with Hindu scriptures. In 1856, he successfully lobbied the British government to pass the Hindu Widow Remarriage Act, which legalized widow remarriage in India.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Subscribe on YouTube<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[16],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v22.2 (Yoast SEO v23.3) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Who was the greatest supporter of widow remarriage in 19 century ?<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Ishwarchandra Vidyasagar was a Bengali polymath who is considered one of the greatest reformers of 19th-century India. 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