Q28 · UPSC Prelims 2020 · Set A · History (Ancient, Medieval, Modern)

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The Vital-Vidhvansak, the first monthly journal to have the untouchable people as its target audience was published by

A Gopal Baba Walangkar
B Jyotiba Phule
C Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi
D Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar

Correct answer: (a) Gopal Baba Walangkar

Explanation

  1. A

    Gopal Baba Walangkar

    Gopal Baba Walangkar. Vital-Vidhvansak (1888), aimed at ‘untouchable’ readers.

  2. B

    Jyotiba Phule

    Phule. Gulamgiri and Satyashodhak; not this monthly.

  3. C

    Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi

    Gandhi. Harijan is decades later.

  4. D

    Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar

    Ambedkar. Mooknayak / Bahishkrit Bharat, not Vital-Vidhvansak.

Summary. Official key is (a). Vital-Vidhvansak, the first monthly aimed at untouchable readers, was brought out by Gopal Baba Walangkar, a Mahar pioneer before Phule’s later heirs and Ambedkar’s papers.