GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

GK

INDIAN HISTORY

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Who of the following was known as ‘Socrates of Maharashtra’?
A
N.M. Joshi
B
M.G. Ranade
C
G.H. Deshmukh
D
G.K. Gokhale
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Deenshaw Waacha called Ranade the “Socrates of Maharashtra”. Hence, C is correct. Koyaji said that “Ranade was the First economist in India after Kautilya”. Gopal Krishna Gokhale Considered Ranade as his Political Guru.

Detailed explanation-2: -Periyar E.V. Ramasamy is known as the “Socrates of South Asia”. He was the founder of Dravida Kazhagam, a political party with principles of rationalization, atheism, women rights and caste equality as its principle. He started Self-Respect movement.

Detailed explanation-3: -During his life he helped to establish the Poona Sarvajanik Sabha, Maharashtra Granthottejak Sabha and the Prarthana Samaj, and edited a Bombay Anglo-Marathi daily paper, the Induprakash, founded on his ideology of social and religious reform. He was given the title of Rao Bahadur.

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