Question
Q46. Who among the following was associated as Secretary with Hindu Female School which later came to be known as Bethune Female school?
A. Annie Besant
B. Debendranath Tagore
C. Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar
D. Sarojini Naidu
Answer: C
Detailed Explanation
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 and a relentless supporter of women’s emancipation was made the Secretary.
