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UPSC 2013: Annie Besant was 1. responsible for starting the Home Rule Movement 2. the founder of the Theosophical Society 3. once the President of the Indian National Congress Select the correct statement/statements using the codes given below.
(a)1 only
(b)2 and 3 only
(c)1 and 3 only
(d)1, 2 and 3
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Not attemptedCorrect Answer: (c) 1 and 3 only
Annie Besant co-launched the Home Rule League in 1916 (so statement 1 is correct) and presided over the Calcutta session of the Congress in 1917, becoming its first woman president (statement 3 correct). The Theosophical Society, however, was founded in New York in 1875 by H. P. Blavatsky and H. S. Olcott; Besant joined later, so statement 2 is wrong. Hence only 1 and 3 are correct (option c). ([edukemy.com](https://edukemy.com/blog/upsc-prelims-2013-question-30/?utm_source=openai))
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