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  1. What was the chief objective of the ‘Wahabi movement’?
    1. Forge cordial relations with the British
    2. Purify Islam
    3. Improve the condition of women
    4. Adopt rational education
Correct Option: B

The Wahabi movement primarily aimed at purging the faith of prevalent superstitions on the line prescribed by the Prophet. It was reformist movement within Islam that started in Arabia in the 18th century. In India, this movement took off in the early 19th century when Syed Ahmed of Rai Bareilly in Uttar Pradesh started it.


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