{"id":88611,"date":"2025-06-01T07:15:50","date_gmt":"2025-06-01T07:15:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/?p=88611"},"modified":"2025-06-01T07:15:50","modified_gmt":"2025-06-01T07:15:50","slug":"consider-the-following-statements-related-to-dayanands-idea-of-social","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/consider-the-following-statements-related-to-dayanands-idea-of-social\/","title":{"rendered":"Consider the following statements related to Dayanand&#8217;s idea of social"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Consider the following statements related to Dayanand&#8217;s idea of social reform:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Dayanand&#8217;s reform envisaged a social order, where different castes performed functions suitable to their status determined by merit.<\/li>\n<li>Dayanand&#8217;s &#8216;robust Vedic counterpart&#8217; challenged the masculine West that had enslaved the Aryavarta.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Which of the statement\/s given above is\/are correct ?<\/p>\n<p>[amp_mcq option1=&#8221;1 only&#8221; option2=&#8221;2 only&#8221; option3=&#8221;Both 1 and 2&#8243; option4=&#8221;Neither 1 nor 2&#8243; correct=&#8221;option3&#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 NDA-2 &#8211; 2019<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"pyq-exam-psc-buttons\"><a href=\"\/pyq\/pyq-upsc-nda-2-2019.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"psc-pdf-button\" rel=\"noopener\">Download PDF<\/a><a href=\"\/pyq-upsc-nda-2-2019\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"psc-attempt-button\" rel=\"noopener\">Attempt Online<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<section id=\"pyq-correct-answer\">\nC<br \/>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"pyq-key-points\">\nDayanand Saraswati, the founder of Arya Samaj, advocated for social reform based on his interpretation of the Vedas. Statement 1 is correct: he strongly criticized the caste system based on birth and proposed a social order where varna (class) was determined by merit and actions (karma), not lineage. Statement 2 is also correct in spirit: Dayanand&#8217;s movement was a significant response to colonial critiques of Indian society and religion. By advocating a return to the &#8216;pure&#8217; Vedas and promoting the superiority of Vedic civilization, he sought to create a strong, indigenous identity and intellectual framework that could counter Western cultural and intellectual dominance, which can be interpreted as providing a &#8216;robust Vedic counterpart&#8217; against the perceived &#8216;masculine West&#8217; that had significant influence over India (&#8216;Aryavarta&#8217;). His assertive reformism aimed to strengthen Hindu society against external challenges.<br \/>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"pyq-additional-information\">\nDayanand Saraswati wrote &#8216;Satyarth Prakash&#8217; and gave the call &#8216;Back to the Vedas&#8217;. He advocated for monotheism, condemned idolatry, child marriage, and untouchability, and promoted women&#8217;s education. Arya Samaj played a crucial role in social and educational reform movements in North India.<br \/>\n<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Consider the following statements related to Dayanand&#8217;s idea of social reform: Dayanand&#8217;s reform envisaged a social order, where different castes performed functions suitable to their status determined by merit. Dayanand&#8217;s &#8216;robust Vedic counterpart&#8217; challenged the masculine West that had enslaved the Aryavarta. Which of the statement\/s given above is\/are correct ? 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