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UPSC Prelims 2007 · General Studies

Question 65: History and Culture

Who among the following wrote the book "Bahubivah"?

aRaja Rammohun Roy
bIshwar Chandra Vidyasagar
cPandita Rambai
dRabindranath Tagore

AnswerThe answer is (b).

Bahubivah, written by Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar, is a Bengali tract against polygamy among Kulin Brahmins. It belongs to his social-reform work, which also included the campaign for widow remarriage and the Widow Remarriage Act of 1856. Rammohun Roy, Pandita Ramabai and Tagore are not its authors.

Why each option is right or wrong
  • (a) Rammohun Roy is known for work against sati.
  • (b) Correct: Vidyasagar wrote it.
  • (c) Pandita Ramabai wrote 'The High-Caste Hindu Woman'.
  • (d) Tagore did not write this tract.

Explanation: written by UPSC Grade, not by UPSC.

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