भारतीय सामाजिक परिषदेची स्थापना खालीलपैकी कोणी केली होती ?
(a) म.गो. रानडे
(b) मो.क. गांधी
(c) बेहरामजी मलबारी
(d) बा.गं. टिळक
पर्यायी उत्तरे :

The correct answer is Option A ((a) only).

Key Points:
• Foundation of Indian Social Conference:
• The National Social Conference (Indian Social Conference) was founded in December 1887 by Justice Mahadev Govind Ranade along with Raghunath Rao.
• It served as the social reform cell of the Indian National Congress, holding its annual deliberations in the same pavilion right after the INC political session.
• Major initiatives: Promoted the 'Pledge Movement' against child marriage, worked for widow remarriage, inter-caste amity, and women's education.
• Behramji Malabari was a prominent Parsi social reformer who championed the Age of Consent Act 1891, but he was not the founder of the Indian Social Conference.
• Tilak opposed using the Congress pandal for social reform debates.
• Hence, '(a) only' is the correct option (Option 1).
• Key Takeaway: Indian Social Conference was founded in 1887 by Justice M.G. Ranade and Raghunath Rao as the social reform forum alongside INC.