Consider the following statements about Raja Ram Mohan Roy:I.He possessed great love and respect for the traditional philosophical systems of the East.II.He desired his countrymen to accept the rational and scientific approach and the principle of human dignity and social equality of all men and women.Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

1. A

   I only

   I only. That drops Roy’s rational-equality programme, which is keyed.

2. B

   II only

   II only. That drops his engagement with Eastern thought, which is also keyed.

3. C

   Both I and II

   Both I and II. He respected Eastern philosophical systems and wanted reason, science, dignity and equality for men and women.

4. D

   Neither I nor II

   Neither. Both lines are scored.

Summary. Official Set A key is (c) both. Raja Rammohan Roy worked inside Indian philosophical language (Vedanta, the Upanishads) even as he attacked sati and social inequality. He also wanted countrymen to take up reason, science and equal dignity. I and II are both correct on this paper; it is not II-only.