Multiple choice

What was the attempt of Jyotiba Phule's Satyashodhak Samaj in the last century?

  1. Saving the lower caste from hypocritical Brahmans and their opportunistic scriptures

  2. Attacking the caste system

  3. Led an anti-landlord and anti-mahajan upsurge in Satara

  4. Separate representation for untouchables
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B Correct answer
Explanation

Jyotiba Phule's Satyashodhak Samaj (Truth Seekers' Society) was founded in 1873 primarily to attack the caste system and Brahminical dominance. While it did save lower castes from what Phule saw as hypocritical Brahmanical practices, the movement's core objective was caste annihilation. Option B best captures this primary aim.

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