Correct option is B
The correct answer is (b) Satyashodhak Samaj - Jyotiba Phule.
Explanation:
- The Satyashodhak Samaj was founded by Jyotiba Phule in 1873.
- The organization aimed to work against social inequalities, particularly the caste system, and promote education and empowerment for women and the lower castes.
- Phule played a key role in reforming society and challenging oppressive social practices.
Information Booster
- Poona Sarvajanik Sabha: Poona Sarvajanik Sabha was founded in 1870 by M.G. Ranade and other reformers, not Subhash Chandra Bose. It was a political organization that played a major role in India’s early nationalist movement.
- Hindustan Socialist Republican Association: HSRA was a revolutionary group formed in 1928 by Chandrashekhar Azad, Bhagat Singh, Sukhdev, and Rajguru. Annie Besant had no connection with HSRA; she was associated with Theosophical Society and Home Rule League.
- Theosophical Society: The Theosophical Society was founded by Madame Blavatsky and Colonel Olcott in New York (1875) and later moved to India (Adyar, Chennai). Annie Besant was a major leader of the Theosophical Society, not Sarojini Naidu.