2016 · Q74
Which of the following statements about 'Barnaparichay', a mid 19th century Bengali text, is / are correct?
- 1It was written by Raja Rammohan Roy.
- 2It was the most widely used Bengali primer of the time.
Select the correct answer using the code given below:
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- A1 only
- B2 only
- CBoth 1 and 2
- DNeither 1 nor 2
Explanation
Statement 1 is wrong: Barnaparichay, the famous Bengali primer, was written by Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar, not Raja Rammohan Roy. Statement 2 is correct: it became the most widely used Bengali primer of the mid-19th century. Hence only statement 2 is correct.