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UPSC 1996: His ‘principal forte was social and religious reform. He relied upon legislation to do away with social ills and worked unceasingly for the eradication of child marriage, the purdah system …… To encourage consideration of social problems on a national scale, he inaugurated the Indian National Social Conference, which for many years met for its annual sessions alongside the Indian National Congress.’ The reference in this passage is to
(a)Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar
(b)Behramji Merwanji Malabari
(c)Mahadev Govind Ranade
(d)B. R. Ambedkar
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Not attemptedCorrect Answer: (c) Mahadev Govind Ranade
The passage describes the founder of the Indian National Social Conference who used legislative methods against child marriage and purdah; these are hallmarks of Justice Mahadev Govind Ranade. Vidyasagar worked mainly in Bengal much earlier, Malabari campaigned through journalism, and Ambedkar’s reforms centred on caste and constitutional means. ([licchavilyceum.com](https://licchavilyceum.com/upsc-civil-services-prelims-1996-solved-question-paper/))
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This question was asked in UPSC CSE Prelims 1996, GS Paper 1, as Question 74. It falls under Modern History > Social & Religious Reform Movements.
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