{"id":88758,"date":"2025-06-01T07:20:40","date_gmt":"2025-06-01T07:20:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/?p=88758"},"modified":"2025-06-01T07:20:40","modified_gmt":"2025-06-01T07:20:40","slug":"the-founders-of-the-paramhansa-mandali-founded-in-maharashtra-believed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/the-founders-of-the-paramhansa-mandali-founded-in-maharashtra-believed\/","title":{"rendered":"The founders of the Paramhansa Mandali founded in Maharashtra believed"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The founders of the Paramhansa Mandali founded in Maharashtra believed in which one of the following?<\/p>\n<p>[amp_mcq option1=&#8221;Social distancing along caste lines&#8221; option2=&#8221;Glorification of caste system&#8221; option3=&#8221;Forbidding widow remarriage&#8221; option4=&#8221;One God and in breaking caste rules&#8221; correct=&#8221;option4&#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; 2021<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"pyq-exam-psc-buttons\"><a href=\"\/pyq\/pyq-upsc-nda-2-2021.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"psc-pdf-button\" rel=\"noopener\">Download PDF<\/a><a href=\"\/pyq-upsc-nda-2-2021\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"psc-attempt-button\" rel=\"noopener\">Attempt Online<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<section id=\"pyq-correct-answer\">The Paramhansa Mandali was a secret society founded in 1849 in Maharashtra. 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