{"id":89746,"date":"2025-06-01T10:11:55","date_gmt":"2025-06-01T10:11:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/?p=89746"},"modified":"2025-06-01T10:11:55","modified_gmt":"2025-06-01T10:11:55","slug":"which-one-among-the-following-is-not-true-of-the-brahmo-samaj","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/which-one-among-the-following-is-not-true-of-the-brahmo-samaj\/","title":{"rendered":"Which one among the following is not true of the Brahmo Samaj ?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Which one among the following is not true of the Brahmo Samaj ?<\/p>\n<p>[amp_mcq option1=&#8221;It considered Vedic scriptures as infallible&#8221; option2=&#8221;It opposed idolatry&#8221; option3=&#8221;It emphasized the worship of one God&#8221; option4=&#8221;It emphasized the worship of God without the mediation of priests&#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 CAPF &#8211; 2014<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"pyq-exam-psc-buttons\"><a href=\"\/pyq\/pyq-upsc-capf-2014.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"psc-pdf-button\" rel=\"noopener\">Download PDF<\/a><a href=\"\/pyq-upsc-capf-2014\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"psc-attempt-button\" rel=\"noopener\">Attempt Online<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<section id=\"pyq-correct-answer\">\nThe Brahmo Samaj, founded by Raja Ram Mohan Roy and further developed by figures like Debendranath Tagore and Keshub Chandra Sen, was a reformist movement that rejected the infallibility of scriptures, including the Vedas. While drawing inspiration from various religious texts, including the Upanishads, they emphasized reason, conscience, and intuition over blind faith in scriptural authority. Statements B, C, and D are true of the Brahmo Samaj: it strongly opposed idolatry, advocated for the worship of a single, formless God (monotheism), and rejected the need for priestly mediation in worship, emphasizing direct communion with God.<br \/>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"pyq-key-points\">\nBrahmo Samaj was a monotheistic reform movement.<br \/>\nIt opposed idolatry and the caste system.<br \/>\nIt rejected priestly mediation in worship.<br \/>\nIt did not consider any scripture, including the Vedas, as infallible.<br \/>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"pyq-additional-information\">\nThe Brahmo Samaj played a significant role in the Bengal Renaissance and social reform movements in India. 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