UPSC Previous Year Question | Prelims GS | 2021

Who among the following was associated as Secretary with Hindu Female School which later came to be known as Bethune Female School?

  1. Annie Besant
  2. Debendranath Tagore
  3. Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar
  4. Sarojini Naidu

Answer

Correct Answer

Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar

Explanation

Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar served as Secretary of the Hindu Female School (Calcutta Female School) founded by J.E.D. Bethune in 1849, which later became known as the Bethune School.

Topics: history, ishwar chandra vidyasagar and bethune school, modern history, social reform & education