UPSC CSE Prelims
Question 70
Consider the following :
- Calcutta Unitarian Committee
- Tabernacle of New Dispensation
- Indian Reform Association
Keshab Chandra Sen is associated with the establishment of which of the above?
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Correct answer: B
Correct Option: B
Explanation: Keshab Chandra Sen was associated with the Tabernacle of New Dispensation and the Indian Reform Association; the earlier Calcutta Unitarian Committee is linked to Rammohun Roy’s circle.
Statement/Pair-wise Analysis:
Statement/Item 1: Incorrect - The Calcutta Unitarian Committee was founded in the earlier reform era associated with Rammohun Roy, before Sen’s activities.
Statement/Item 2: Correct - Sen established the New Dispensation movement and its devotional institutions.
Statement/Item 3: Correct - Sen founded the Indian Reform Association in 1870 for social reforms.
Option-wise Analysis:
A: Incorrect - includes incorrect statement/item 1; omits correct statement/item 2.
B: Correct - includes all and only the true statements/items.
C: Incorrect - omits correct statement/item 2.
D: Incorrect - includes incorrect statement/item 1.