Who was the author of "Satyarth Prakash" ?
- (a)Swami Shraddhanand
- (b)Maharshi D. K. Karve
- (c)Swami Dayanand Saraswati
- (d)Pt. Shri Ram Sharma, Acharya
Correct — C, Swami Dayanand Saraswati. He wrote 'Satyarth Prakash' (The Light of Truth), the foundational text of the Arya Samaj, which he founded in 1875. The book sets out his reformist programme — return to the Vedas, rejection of idol-worship, caste rigidity and superstition — and remains the Arya Samaj's principal doctrinal work.
- (a)Swami Shraddhanand — A leading Arya Samaj reformer and founder of Gurukul Kangri who propagated Dayanand's ideas — but he did not author Satyarth Prakash.
- (b)Maharshi D. K. Karve — Dhondo Keshav Karve was a Maharashtra social reformer known for widow remarriage and women's education (he founded SNDT Women's University); he has no connection with Satyarth Prakash.
- (d)Pt. Shri Ram Sharma, Acharya — A 20th-century figure who founded the All World Gayatri Pariwar; he lived long after Satyarth Prakash was written and is not its author.
Swami Dayanand Saraswati (1824–1883) founded the Arya Samaj (Bombay, 1875), a Hindu reform movement urging a return to the Vedas ('Back to the Vedas') and opposing idolatry, caste discrimination, untouchability and child marriage. 'Satyarth Prakash', written in Hindi, is his manifesto of this reform.
The options are all reformers/spiritual figures, so the trap is picking another Arya Samaj name (Shraddhanand). Lock the exact author–work pair: Dayanand Saraswati ↔ Satyarth Prakash ↔ Arya Samaj.
- Author of Satyarth Prakash: Swami Dayanand Saraswati.
- He founded the Arya Samaj in 1875.
- Core ideas: 'Back to the Vedas', anti-idolatry, anti-caste rigidity, social reform.
- Satyarth Prakash is the Arya Samaj's principal doctrinal text.
- Choosing Swami Shraddhanand because he is an Arya Samaj name.
- Confusing Arya Samaj (Dayanand) with Brahmo Samaj (Rammohan Roy).
A staple 'author of book X' / 'founder of movement Y' pairing in both MPPSC and UPSC — commit Dayanand Saraswati ↔ Satyarth Prakash ↔ Arya Samaj (1875).
Which among the following events happened earliest?
- (a) Swami Dayanand established Arya Samaj.
- (b) Dinabandhu Mitra wrote Neeldarpan.
- (c) Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay wrote Anandmath.
- (d) Satyendranath Tagore became the first Indian to succeed in the Indian Civil Services Examination.
Answer(b) Dinabandhu Mitra wrote Neeldarpan (1858–60) — the earliest; Dayanand founded the Arya Samaj in 1875.
Same figure and movement — answering it requires knowing that Swami Dayanand established the Arya Samaj (1875), the reformer who authored Satyarth Prakash.
- practice — not a real PYQ
The Arya Samaj was founded in 1875 by:
- (a)Raja Rammohan Roy
- (b)Swami Dayanand Saraswati
- (c)Swami Vivekananda
- (d)Keshab Chandra Sen
Answer(b) Swami Dayanand Saraswati.
- practice — not a real PYQ
The central teaching 'Back to the Vedas' is associated with which movement?
- (a)Brahmo Samaj
- (b)Ramakrishna Mission
- (c)Arya Samaj
- (d)Prarthana Samaj
Answer(c) The Arya Samaj, founded by Dayanand Saraswati.