Consider the following statements:
1. Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar founded the Bethune School at Calcutta with the main aim of encouraging education for women.
2. Raja Rammohan Roys campaign against Sati led to the enactment of a law to ban Sati by the Governor General.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2

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Consider the following statements:
1. Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar founded the Bethune School at Calcutta with the main aim of encouraging education for women.
2. Raja Rammohan Roys campaign against Sati led to the enactment of a law to ban Sati by the Governor General.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2

ONLiNE UPSC · Accepted Answer

Statement 1 is correct: John Elliot Drinkwater Bethune established the Bethune School in 1849 in Calcutta (now Kolkata) to promote women's education. As secretary of the Bethune School Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar, played a pivotal role in promoting higher education for women in India.

Statement 2 is correct: Raja Rammohan Roy led a campaign against Sati, which ultimately led to the enactment of the Bengal Sati Regulation Act of 1829 by Governor-General Lord William Bentinck.

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Consider the following statements: 1. Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar founded the Bethune School at Calcutta with the main aim of encouraging education for women. 2. Raja Rammohan Roys campaign against Sati led to the enactment of a law to ban Sati by the Governor General. Which of the statements given above is/are correct? (a) 1 only (b) 2 only (c) Both 1 and 2 (d) Neither 1 nor 2