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🌟 Miscellaneous Chapter 2: Intellectual Heritage and Cultural Traditions of Bihar (बिहार की बौद्धिक विरासत एवं सांस्कृतिक परंपराएँ)

Module 4: Socio-religious Reform Movements in Modern Bihar

📖 Chapter 2 of 3 🧩 Module 4 of 7 ⏱️ ~3 min read 💡 9 MCQs
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Concept

Subtopic 4.1: Brahmo Samaj, Arya Samaj, Theosophy and the Ramakrishna Mission

  • Raja Ram Mohan Roy, founder of the Brahmo Samaj, spent formative years in Patna, where he studied Persian and Islamic scriptures. In 1866 Dr. Krishnanandan Ghosh opened a Brahmo Samaj branch at Bhagalpur. Other Bihar leaders of the movement were Aghorkamini Devi, Guru Prasad Sen and Prakash Chandra Roy.
  • The first Arya Samaj Mandir in Bihar was set up at Danapur in 1885.
  • The Theosophical Society in Bihar was led by Purnendu Narayan Sinha, Sarfaraz Hussain Khan and Madhusudan Prasad.
  • Baba Thakur Das founded the Ramakrishna Mission Society in Patna. The first formal branch of the Ramakrishna Mission in Bihar opened in Patna in 1922. Jatindra Nath Mukherjee and Dr. Rajeshwar Prasad Ojha worked with the Mission.
  • Sant Dariya Saheb founded the egalitarian Dariyapanthi sect, teaching moral purity, social equality and devotion. He was born at Dharkandha, near Dumraon, in Buxar district.
⭐ Key Points
  • Baba Thakur Das established the Ramakrishna Mission Society in Patna.
  • Raja Ram Mohan Roy studied Persian and Islamic scriptures in Patna.
  • Both Jatindra Nath Mukherjee and Dr. Rajeshwar Prasad Ojha were associated with the Ramakrishna Mission.
  • Purnendu Narayan Sinha, Sarfaraz Hussain Khan and Madhusudan Prasad were prominent members of the Theosophical Society in Bihar.
  • The first Arya Samaj Mandir in Bihar was established at Danapur in 1885.
  • Dr. Krishnanandan Ghosh established the Bhagalpur branch of the Brahmo Samaj in 1866.
  • Aghorkamini Devi, Guru Prasad Sen and Prakash Chandra Roy were leading figures of the Brahmo Samaj in Bihar.
  • The first formal branch of the Ramakrishna Mission in Bihar opened in Patna in 1922.
  • Dariya Saheb was born at Dharkandha village near Dumraon in Buxar district.
📌 One-line Q&A
  • Question: Which society was founded by Baba Thakur Das in Patna? (BPSC 66th re-exam, 2021) Answer: Ramakrishna Mission Society.
  • Question: Raja Ram Mohan Roy, the founder of the Brahmo Samaj, received his education in Persian at: Answer: Patna.
  • Question: Jatindra Nath Mukherjee and Dr. Rajeshwar Prasad Ojha of Bihar were associated with: Answer: Ramakrishna Mission.
  • Question: Purnendu Narayan Sinha, Sarfaraz Hussain Khan and Madhusudan Prasad were associated with which organisation? Answer: Theosophical Society.
  • Question: Where was the first Arya Samaj Mandir established in Bihar? Answer: Danapur.
  • Question: Who established the branch of the Brahmo Samaj in Bhagalpur in 1866? Answer: Dr. Krishnanandan Ghosh.
  • Question: Aghorkamini Devi, Guru Prasad Sen and Prakash Chandra Roy of Bihar were associated with: Answer: Brahmo Samaj.
  • Question: Where did the first branch of the Ramakrishna Mission open in Bihar? Answer: Patna.
  • Question: Where was Dariya Saheb, the founder of the Dariyapanthi sect, born? Answer: Buxar district.
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Question 8: Which society was founded by Baba Thakur Das in Patna? (BPSC 66th re-exam, 2021)

Baba Thakur Das established the Ramakrishna Mission Society in Patna.

Question 20: Raja Ram Mohan Roy, the founder of the Brahmo Samaj, received his education in Persian at:

Raja Ram Mohan Roy studied Persian and Islamic scriptures in Patna.

Question 29: Jatindra Nath Mukherjee and Dr. Rajeshwar Prasad Ojha of Bihar were associated with:

Both Jatindra Nath Mukherjee and Dr. Rajeshwar Prasad Ojha were associated with the Ramakrishna Mission.

Question 30: Purnendu Narayan Sinha, Sarfaraz Hussain Khan and Madhusudan Prasad were associated with which organisation?

Purnendu Narayan Sinha, Sarfaraz Hussain Khan and Madhusudan Prasad were prominent members of the Theosophical Society in Bihar.

Question 44: Where was the first Arya Samaj Mandir established in Bihar?

The first Arya Samaj Mandir in Bihar was established at Danapur in 1885.

Question 45: Who established the branch of the Brahmo Samaj in Bhagalpur in 1866?

Dr. Krishnanandan Ghosh established the Bhagalpur branch of the Brahmo Samaj in 1866.

Question 46: Aghorkamini Devi, Guru Prasad Sen and Prakash Chandra Roy of Bihar were associated with:

Aghorkamini Devi, Guru Prasad Sen and Prakash Chandra Roy were leading figures of the Brahmo Samaj in Bihar.

Question 47: Where did the first branch of the Ramakrishna Mission open in Bihar?

The first formal branch of the Ramakrishna Mission in Bihar opened in Patna in 1922.

Question 53: Where was Dariya Saheb, the founder of the Dariyapanthi sect, born?

Dariya Saheb was born at Dharkandha village near Dumraon in Buxar district.
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Which society was founded by Baba Thakur Das in Patna? (BPSC 66th re-exam, 2021)

Ramakrishna Mission Society.

Raja Ram Mohan Roy, the founder of the Brahmo Samaj, received his education in Persian at:

Patna.

Jatindra Nath Mukherjee and Dr. Rajeshwar Prasad Ojha of Bihar were associated with:

Ramakrishna Mission.

Purnendu Narayan Sinha, Sarfaraz Hussain Khan and Madhusudan Prasad were associated with which organisation?

Theosophical Society.

Where was the first Arya Samaj Mandir established in Bihar?

Danapur.

Who established the branch of the Brahmo Samaj in Bhagalpur in 1866?

Dr. Krishnanandan Ghosh.

Aghorkamini Devi, Guru Prasad Sen and Prakash Chandra Roy of Bihar were associated with:

Brahmo Samaj.

Where did the first branch of the Ramakrishna Mission open in Bihar?

Patna.

Where was Dariya Saheb, the founder of the Dariyapanthi sect, born?

Buxar district.
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