UPSC Prelims 2021 · Question 46 of 97
UPSC Prelims 2021 question on Bethune School Vidyasagar
- ExamUPSC CSE
- Year2021
- PaperGeneral Studies Paper I
- SubjectModern History
- TopicSocio-Religious Movements
- DifficultyEasy
- TypeDirect
Who among the following was associated as Secretary with Hindu Female School which later came to be known as Bethune Female School?
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Answer: C. Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar
With encouragement from and participation of like-minded social reformers like Ramgopal Ghosh, Raja Dakshinaranjan Mukherjee and Pandit Madan Mohan Tarkalankar, Bethune established Kolkata's first school for girls in 1849 called the Hindu Female School. Bethune passed away in 1851.
In 1856, the Government took charge of the Hindu Female School, later renamed as Bethune School. The Managing Committee of the school was then formed and Pandit Ishwarchandra Vidyasagar, the celebrated social reformer responsible for the eradication of the custom of Sati and a relentless supporter of women's emancipation, was made the Secretary.
Hence option (c) is the correct answer.