Civil Services UPPSC RO ARO 2024-25 Mock Tests Series General Knowledge Modern India (Pre-Congress Phase) Socio - Religious Reform Movements in the 19th and 20th CE India
Read the following statements (A) and (R) and choose the appropriate option.
Assertion (A): E.V. Ramaswamy Naicker or Periyar was critical of Hindu scriptures such as Codes of Manu, Bhagavad Gita and the Ramayana
Reason (R): Periyar viewed that these texts were used to establish authority of upper castes over lower castes and domination of men over women
Choose the correct option:
1
Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)
2
Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)
3
(A) is true but (R) is false
4
Both (A) and (R) are false