Question

In which year Swami Dayanand Saraswati founded the Arya Samaj in Bombay?

• A. 1895
• B. 1875
• C. 1885
• D. 1865

Answer 1

Answer:

B. 1875

Swami Dayanand Saraswati founded the Arya Samaj in Bombay (now Mumbai) in 1875. Arya Samaj was founded on April 10, 1875, in Bombay (now Mumbai) by Swami Dayanand Saraswati. He was deeply influenced by the Vedas and sought to promote the ancient texts as the ultimate source of knowledge and truth. He believed that the degeneration of Hindu society was due to the abandonment of Vedic principles and the rise of idolatry, superstitions, and rituals that had no basis in the Vedas