The Young Bengal Movement, started by Henry Vivian Derozio:

1. took up the peasant’s cause
2. advocated women’s rights
3. attacked old and decadent customs

Select the correct answer using the codes given below.
a) 1 and 2 only
b) 1 and 3 only
c) 2 and 3 only
d) 1, 2 and 3

Ans-[C] 

Explanation-. The Young Bengal movement was a group of radical Bengali free thinkers better known as Derozians, after their teacher at Hindu College, Henry Vivian Derozio from Hindu College, Calcutta. They were inspired and excited by the spirit of free thought and revolt against the existing social and religious structure of Hindu society.

They advocated women’s rights such as right to education. They did not fought for peasant’s cause.