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WBCS Preliminary Examination 2019 — General Studies · Question 75 of 200

Q75
Indian National MovementSocio-Religious & Educational Reform
Who founded the 'All India Harijan Samaj' in 1932?
  1. a.C. R. Das
  2. b.Subhash Chandra Bose
  3. c.Jawaharlal Nehru
  4. d.M. K. Gandhi

Answer: (D) M. K. Gandhi

Gandhi founded the All India Harijan Samaj in 1932, shortly after the Poona Pact with Dr. Ambedkar, as part of his campaign against untouchability and for the social upliftment of the depressed classes, whom he termed "Harijans" (children of God).