{"id":90543,"date":"2025-06-01T10:30:42","date_gmt":"2025-06-01T10:30:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/?p=90543"},"modified":"2025-06-01T10:30:42","modified_gmt":"2025-06-01T10:30:42","slug":"which-of-the-following-statements-is-are-correct-1-paramahansa-ma","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/which-of-the-following-statements-is-are-correct-1-paramahansa-ma\/","title":{"rendered":"Which of the following statements is\/are correct ?\n  1. Paramahansa Ma"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Which of the following statements is\/are correct ?<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>1. Paramahansa Mandali was founded in Bengal by Swami Vivekananda<\/li>\n<li>2. Prarthana Samaj was started in Maharashtra with the aim of reforming Hindu religious thought and practice<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Select the correct answer using the code given below :<\/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;option2&#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; 2020<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"pyq-exam-psc-buttons\"><a href=\"\/pyq\/pyq-upsc-capf-2020.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"psc-pdf-button\" rel=\"noopener\">Download PDF<\/a><a href=\"\/pyq-upsc-capf-2020\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"psc-attempt-button\" rel=\"noopener\">Attempt Online<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<section id=\"pyq-correct-answer\">\nStatement 1 is incorrect because Paramahansa Mandali was founded in Maharashtra (Bombay) in the 1840s, primarily by Durgaram Mehtaji, Dadoba Pandurang, and others, predating Swami Vivekananda. Swami Vivekananda founded the Ramakrishna Mission. Statement 2 is correct because the Prarthana Samaj was founded in Bombay (Maharashtra) in 1867 with objectives similar to Brahmo Samaj but focusing on devotional worship and social reform within Hinduism, aiming to reform Hindu religious thought and practice.<br \/>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"pyq-key-points\">\nParamahansa Mandali and Prarthana Samaj were significant reform movements in 19th-century Maharashtra, advocating against caste distinctions and idolatry.<br \/>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"pyq-additional-information\">\nParamahansa Mandali was a secret society advocating for the breaking of caste rules. Prarthana Samaj, founded by Atmaram Pandurang, M.G. Ranade, R.G. Bhandarkar, and N.G. Chandavarkar, sought to reform Hindu religious practices and social customs, emphasizing monotheism and social service.<br \/>\n<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Which of the following statements is\/are correct ? 1. 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