Who founded the Central Hindu School at Benaras which was later developed into Benaras Hindu University?
- A.Madan Mohan Malaviya
- B.Annie Besant
- C.Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar
- D.Madame H.P. Blavatsky
Correct answer
Explanation
The correct answer is B, Annie Besant. Annie Besant founded the Central Hindu College (with its school) at Benaras in 1898, and it later became the nucleus of Banaras Hindu University.
Annie Besant, a British Theosophist who made India her home, started the Central Hindu School and College in Benaras to give Indian students a modern education rooted in Hindu religious and moral teaching. In 1916 Madan Mohan Malaviya founded Banaras Hindu University under the BHU Act, 1915, and Besant handed over the Central Hindu College to become its first constituent college. Besant also led the Theosophical Society from its Adyar headquarters and started the Home Rule League in 1916.
A is wrong because Madan Mohan Malaviya founded the university in 1916, building on Besant's college; he did not found the school. C is wrong because Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar was a Bengal reformer known for widow remarriage and women's education. D is wrong because Madame Blavatsky co-founded the Theosophical Society in 1875 but did not found this school.
Exam tip: Central Hindu College 1898 (Besant) → Banaras Hindu University 1916 (Malaviya).
Practice Questions
View allArthashastra, the classical work of Indian political thought, focuses primarily on
- A.economy
- B.culture
- C.statecraft
- D.monarchy
Show answer
The Arthashastra is a manual on how a king should govern, defend and expand his state, so its main subject is statecraft.
Read the full explanation →The call for 'renunciation of (all) voluntary associations with the (British) Government' was given during
- A.Non-Cooperation Movement.
- B.Civil Disobedience Movement.
- C.Quit India Movement.
- D.Protest against partition of Bengal.
Show answer
The Congress resolution on non-cooperation, passed at the special Calcutta session of September 1920 and confirmed at Nagpur in December 1920, called for the renunciation of all voluntary association with the British Government.
Read the full explanation →Consider the following events leading to the Indian Independence : 1. Lucknow Pact 2. Return of Subhash Chandra Bose to India 3. Cripps Mission 4. Naval Mutiny in Bombay Select the chronological sequence of these events (earliest to latest) from the code given below:
- A.4, 3, 2, 1
- B.3, 4, 2, 1
- C.1, 2, 3, 4
- D.2, 1, 3, 4
Show answer
The events run from the Lucknow Pact of 1916, through Subhas Chandra Bose's return to India in the 1920s and 1930s, to the Cripps Mission of 1942 and the Naval Mutiny of 1946.
Read the full explanation →During the period 100 BCE - 200 CE, valuable evidence of India's maritime trade links has been identified from which of the following sites on the Coromandel Coast ?
- A.Arikamedu
- B.Tamralipti
- C.Bharukachcha
- D.Muchiri
Show answer
Arikamedu, near Puducherry on the Coromandel Coast, has yielded clear evidence of trade with the Roman world between about the first century BCE and the second century CE.
Read the full explanation →Who was the founder of Mahakali Pathshala in Calcutta?
- A.Her Holiness Mataji Maharani Tapaswini
- B.Sister Nivedita
- C.Madame Blavatsky
- D.Sarojini Naidu
Show answer
Mataji Tapaswini founded the Mahakali Pathshala in Calcutta in 1893 to give girls an education rooted in Indian tradition. Tapaswini was a woman ascetic from Maharashtra who settled in Calcutta and won the support of leading Bengali families for her school.
Read the full explanation →