Q. Consider the following statements about Raja Ram Mohan Roy:

I. He possessed great love and respect for the traditional philosophical systems of the East.
II. He desired his countrymen to accept the rational and scientific approach and the principle of human dignity and social equality of all men and women.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

(a) I only
(b) II only
(c) Both I and II
(d) Neither I nor II

21. राजा राममोहन राय के बारे में, निम्नलिखित कथनों पर विचार कीजिए:

I. उनमें प्राच्य विश्व के पारम्परिक दार्शनिक सिद्धांतों के प्रति अत्यंत अनुराग और समादर था।
II. उनकी कामना थी कि उनके देशवासी तर्कसंगत और वैज्ञानिक दृष्टिकोण तथा सभी पुरुषों और महिलाओं की मानवीय गरिमा और सामाजिक समता के सिद्धांत को मानें।

उपर्युक्त कथनों में से कौन-सा/कौन-से सही है/हैं?

(a) केवल I
(b) केवल II
(c) I और II दोनों
(d) न तो I और न ही II

Answer: (c)

Explanation:

• Statement I is correct: Ram Mohan, who first took India to the road to modernity, was born on 22 May, 1772. He said that India should acquire all that was best in the East and the West. He had great respect for the traditional philosophic systems of the East and believed that the Western culture alone would regenerate Indian society.

• Statement II is correct: He wanted the state to protect the tenants against the landlords, to make arrangements for the useful and liberal education, to eradicate the ugly practices like Sati and to give equal protection to the lives of-both males and females, and to make efforts to create a new social order based on the principles of liberty, equality, fraternity and social justice