Previous Year Question
Who among the following was associated as a Secretary with Hindu Female School which later came to be known as Bethune Female School?
Correct Answer: C
Detailed Solution
John Elliot Drinkwater Bethune established the school in Calcutta in 1849. Therefore, Bethune was its founder; Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar was not its founder.
Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar was associated with the institution as its first Secretary. He played an important role in supporting girls’ education and the functioning of the school.
The institution subsequently became known as Bethune School. Its college department began in 1879 and developed into Bethune College.
Annie Besant was principally associated with the Theosophical Society, the Central Hindu College and the Home Rule Movement.
Debendranath Tagore was associated mainly with the Tattwabodhini Sabha and the Brahmo Samaj.
Sarojini Naidu belonged to a later generation of nationalist leaders and was not the Secretary of this school.
Role clarity: J.E.D. Bethune—founder; Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar—first Secretary.