CDS 2020 (II)

Modern Indian Social Reform

Authentic Past Paper Standard Evaluation

During the 19th century, who among the following wrote Satapatra Series?

Solution & Analysis

Answer: D

Concept The 19th-century 'Renaissance' in Maharashtra was driven by intellectual-journalists who used Marathi periodicals to advocate for radical social change.

Explanation Gopal Hari Deshmukh, known by his pen name Lokhitawadi, wrote a series of 108 articles (Shatapatre) in the weekly *Prabhakar

between 1848 and 1850.

Logical Breakup

Logic 1: Option D is correct. These essays (Satapatra Series) critiqued the rigid caste system, social superstitions, and the lack of scientific education.

Logic 2: Deshmukh was a pioneer who argued that internal social reform was a prerequisite for national progress.

Active Recall

Question

What was the main goal of the Satapatra Series?

Answer

To awaken the Indian public to the need for modernization, education, and the removal of regressive social practices.

Core Insight

Gopal Hari Deshmukh was one of the first reformers to link social backwardness with economic dependence on the British.

During the 19th century, who among the following wrote Satapatra Series?

Solution & Analysis

Active Recall

Core Insight

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