UPSC Prelims 2021 · GS Paper I
Question 46: History and Culture
Who among the following was associated as Secretary with Hindu Female School which later came to be known as Bethune Female School?
AnswerUPSC’s answer is (c).
The Hindu Female School was founded in Calcutta in 1849 by John Elliot Drinkwater Bethune and later became the Bethune School. Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar, the social reformer who campaigned for women's education and widow remarriage, served as its Secretary. Annie Besant was a Theosophist and Home Rule leader, Debendranath Tagore led the Brahmo Samaj, and Sarojini Naidu was a poet and Congress leader.
Why each option is right or wrong
- (a) Wrong: Annie Besant is known for Theosophy and the Home Rule League.
- (b) Wrong: Debendranath Tagore is linked with the Brahmo Samaj.
- (c) Right: Vidyasagar was Secretary of the school.
- (d) Wrong: Sarojini Naidu was a poet and a leader of the national movement, born decades after the school opened.
Answer: UPSC’s key. Explanation: written by UPSC Grade, not by UPSC.
Source: UPSC, Civil Services (Preliminary) Examination 2021, General Studies Paper I, Series A. The paper on upsc.gov.in.