Consider the following statements about Raja Ram Mohan Roy : I. He possessed great love and respect for the traditional philosophical systems of the East. II. He desired his countrymen to accept the rational and scientific approach and the principle of human dignity and social equality of all men and women. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Both statements about Raja Ram Mohan Roy are correct. Statement I is correct as he had deep respect for traditional Eastern philosophical systems — he studied Vedanta, Upanishads, and the Quran, and even translated several Sanskrit texts into Bengali and English. Statement II is correct as he was a pioneering social reformer who championed rationalism, the scientific approach, modern western education, abolition of Sati, women's rights, and the principle of human dignity and social equality. He founded the Brahmo Samaj on these principles.