Question | The Ramakrishna Mission was founded by Swami Vivekananda in | |
Type | multiple_choice | |
Option | 1885 | incorrect |
Option | 1887 | incorrect |
Option | 1890 | incorrect |
Option | 1897 | correct |
Solution | The society was founded near Calcutta (now Kolkata) by Vivekananda in 1897 with a twofold purpose: to spread the teachings of Vedanta as embodied in the life of the Hindu saint Ramakrishna (1836–86) and to improve the social conditions of the Indian people. |