Q149 / 270 · NDA 2016 (Phase 1) · General Ability

Which of the following statements about Brahmo Samaj is/ are correct? 1. The Brahmo Marriage Act of 1872 allowed inter-caste and widow re-marriage only if the contracting parties declared themselves to be non-Hindus. 2. Keshub Chandra Sen arranged the marriage of his minor daughter with the Maharaja of Burdwan. 3. Keshub Chandra Sen's followers broke away to form the Naba Brahmo Samaj. 4. The Brahmo Samaj grew from a small elite group to a mass movement in the $19^{\text {th }}$ century. Select the correct answer using the code given below:

  • Correct answer
    A
    1 only
  • B
    1 and 2 only
  • C
    2 and 3 only
  • D
    1, 2, 3 and 4

Solution

After the controversy of underage marriage of Keshub Chunder Sen's daughter, the Special Marriages Act of 1872 was enacted to set the minimum age of 14 years for marriage of girls. All Brahmo marriages were thereafter solemnised under this law. The 1872 Act was repealed by the Special Marriage Act, 1954 under which any person of any religion could marry. The Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 applies to all Hindus including followers of the Brahmo Samaj.

Hence, the correct answer is option: 'A'.

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