Question

Who among the following propagated the motto 'Back to the Vedas' because he believed that the Vedas contained the knowledge imparted to men by God?

• A. Swami Dayanand Saraswati
• B. E Ramaswamy Naiker Periyar
• C. Swami Vivekananda
• D. Mahatma Gandhi

Answer 1

Answer:

A. Swami Dayanand Saraswati

The reformer who propagated the motto "Back to the Vedas" because he believed the Vedas contained knowledge imparted by God was Swami Dayanand Saraswati. He wanted to purify Hinduism and attacked the evils that had crept into Hindu society. Dayanand Saraswati believed that the Vedas contained the knowledge imparted to men by God, and hence its study alone could solve all social problems. So he propagated the motto “Back to the Vedas.