Paper 1 · Higher Education
UGC NET December 2021 June 2022 (13.10.2022) Shift-II
Who among the following established the Central Hindu Girls' School at Banaras with the object of imparting western education to girls?
AAnnie Besant ✓ Correct
BSarojini Naidu
CRaja Ram Mohan Roy
DIshwar Chandra Vidyasagar
Correct answer: (A) Annie Besant — The answer is Annie Besant.
Explanation
★The answer is Annie Besant.
★Annie Besant was active in education and social reform in India.
★She founded the Central Hindu Girls' School at Banaras.
★Its object was to give girls a western education.
★So she is the one linked to this school.
★Sarojini Naidu, Raja Ram Mohan Roy and Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar did not establish it.
★So the answer is Annie Besant.
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