{"id":85150,"date":"2025-06-01T03:05:13","date_gmt":"2025-06-01T03:05:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/?p=85150"},"modified":"2025-06-01T03:05:13","modified_gmt":"2025-06-01T03:05:13","slug":"who-among-the-following-was-popularly-known-as-lokahitwadi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/who-among-the-following-was-popularly-known-as-lokahitwadi\/","title":{"rendered":"Who among the following was popularly known as \u2018Lokahitwadi\u2019 ?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Who among the following was popularly known as \u2018Lokahitwadi\u2019 ?<\/p>\n<p>[amp_mcq option1=&#8221;Gopal Hari Deshmukh&#8221; option2=&#8221;Mahadev Govind Ranade&#8221; option3=&#8221;Gopal Krishna Gokhale&#8221; option4=&#8221;Jyotiba Phule&#8221; correct=&#8221;option1&#8243;]<\/p>\n<div class=\"psc-box-pyq-exam-year-detail\">\n<div class=\"pyq-exam\">\n<div class=\"psc-heading\">This question was previously asked in<\/div>\n<div class=\"psc-title line-ellipsis\">UPSC CDS-1 &#8211; 2021<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"pyq-exam-psc-buttons\"><a href=\"\/pyq\/pyq-upsc-cds-1-2021.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"psc-pdf-button\" rel=\"noopener\">Download PDF<\/a><a href=\"\/pyq-upsc-cds-1-2021\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"psc-attempt-button\" rel=\"noopener\">Attempt Online<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<section id=\"pyq-correct-answer\">\nGopal Hari Deshmukh (1823\u20131892) was a social reformer, journalist, and judge from Maharashtra. He was popularly known by the pseudonym &#8216;Lokahitwadi&#8217; because he wrote articles on social reforms in the weekly newspaper &#8216;Prabhakar&#8217; under this pen name, advocating for social justice and reform.<br \/>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"pyq-key-points\">\n&#8211; &#8216;Lokahitwadi&#8217; translates to &#8216;well-wisher of the people&#8217;.<br \/>\n&#8211; He was a prominent figure in the 19th-century social reform movement in India.<br \/>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"pyq-additional-information\">\nMahadev Govind Ranade was a social reformer and one of the founding members of the Indian National Congress. Gopal Krishna Gokhale was a key leader in the Indian independence movement. Jyotiba Phule was a pioneering social reformer and anti-caste activist in Maharashtra.<br \/>\n<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Who among the following was popularly known as \u2018Lokahitwadi\u2019 ? 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