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. The Hindu Female School, founded by J.E.D. Bethune in 1849 in Calcutta, later became Bethune School. Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar served as its secretary and was a strong supporter of women's education.
Watch for: Many reformers supported women's education; Vidyasagar is the one tied to Bethune School.
Why the other options are wrong
- A. Wrong because Annie Besant came to India much later, in 1893.
- B. Wrong because Debendranath Tagore was not its secretary.
- D. Wrong because Sarojini Naidu was born in 1879.
Source to check: Spectrum, A Brief History of Modern India, chapter on social reform; Bethune College website (history)
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