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BPSC – Combined Competitive Examination · Question 25

Who was the founder of the Faraizi Movement?

  1. Haji Shariatullah
  2. Sayyid Ahmad
  3. Dudhu Mian
  4. More than one of the above
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Answer: (A) Haji Shariatullah

Explanation

Haji Shariatullah founded the Faraizi movement; his son Dudhu Mian turned it against zamindars and indigo planters.

  • (A) Correct

    Correct: he founded the Faraizi movement in eastern Bengal (1818).

  • (B) Incorrect

    Wrong: Sayyid Ahmad of Rae Bareli led the Wahabi movement.

  • (C) Incorrect

    Wrong: his son, who later led and radicalised it.

  • (D) Incorrect

    Wrong: the founder was Haji Shariatullah alone.