Mahadev Govind Ranade, Gopal Ganesh Agarkar and Gopal Krishna Gokhale were known to insist on which idea?
AKeeping women unenlightened to preserve the superiority of men
BProviding equal educational opportunities to both boys and girls through co-educational institutions ✓ Correct
CAll domestic work being done by women alone
DThat if women study science they would lose faith in religion
Correct answer: (B) Providing equal educational opportunities to both boys and girls through co-educational institutions
Explanation
Ranade, Agarkar and Gokhale insisted on giving boys and girls equal educational opportunities through co-educational institutions.
They did not favour keeping women unenlightened to preserve male superiority.
They rejected the idea that all domestic work should fall on women alone.
They did not hold that studying science would erode women's religious faith.
These reformers championed female education as central to social progress.
Their work in western India strengthened the wider movement for women's schooling.
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