Question

The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi, during his visit to Britain in November 2015, unveiled the statue of which Indian philosopher and reformer?

A. Dayanand Saraswati

B. Vinoba Bhave

C. Basaveshwar

D. Swami Vivekananda

1. A
2. D
3. C
4. B

Answer 1

Correct Answer - Option 3 : C

The correct answer is C.

• During his visit to Britain in November 2015, Prime Minister Narendra Modi unveiled the statue of Basaveshwar, a 12th-century Kannada social reformer, and philosopher.

• Saint Basaveshwar is known for struggling against the caste system and other evils in Hinduism.
• He is also known as Vishva Guru, Bhakti Bhandari, and Basava.
• Saint Basaveshwar was born in 1131 AD in Baghewadi (Karnataka).
• Basaveshwara believed in a karma-based system rather than a birth-based system.

Social/Religious Movement in India
Name of the organization	Founder
Arya Samaj	Dayanand Saraswati
Ramakrishna Mission	Swami Vivekananda
Prarthana Samaj	Atmaram Pandurang
Brahmo Samaj	Raja Rammohan Roy