Statements correct about Raja Rammohan Roy?

Which of the below statements are correct about Raja Rammohan Roy?

i) The title of ‘Raja’ was bestowed upon Raja Ram Mohan Roy by the Mughal Emperor Akbar Shah I

ii) In 1815, he founded the Atmiya Sabha in Calcutta. He accepted the doctrine of one God.

iii) He started a Persian weekly newspaper, Samvad Gaumukhi (1821 CE), to promote love for the mother tongue and self-confidence among Indians.

1. (i) only
2. (ii) only
3. (i), and (ii) only
4. (i), (ii) and (iii) only

EXPLANATION

(i) The title of ‘Raja’ was bestowed upon Raja Rammohan Roy by the Mughal Emperor Akbar Shah II.
✅ Correct.

• The Mughal Emperor Akbar Shah II (not Akbar Shah I) conferred the title “Raja” upon Rammohan Roy.

• This was done when Rammohan Roy went to England (1831) as the emperor’s representative to plead for his pension and other matters with the British Government.

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(ii) In 1815, he founded the Atmiya Sabha in Calcutta. He accepted the doctrine of one God.
✅ Correct.

• In 1815, Rammohan Roy founded the Atmiya Sabha in Calcutta (Kolkata) to promote monotheism (belief in one God) and oppose idol worship.

• This later evolved into the Brahmo Sabha (1828), which became the Brahmo Samaj, a major reformist movement.

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(iii) He started a Persian weekly newspaper, Samvad Gaumukhi (1821 CE), to promote love for the mother tongue and self-confidence among Indians.
❌ Incorrect.

• The Persian weekly started by Rammohan Roy in 1822 was Mirat-ul-Akbar, not Samvad Gaumukhi.

• He also started a Bengali weekly, Sambad Kaumudi, in 1821, which advocated social and political reforms.

• The name “Samvad Gaumukhi” is incorrect.

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✅ Therefore, the correct statements are:
(i) and (ii) only

Final Answer: (i), and (ii) only