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UPSC 2021: Who among the following was associated as Secretary with Hindu Female School which later came to be known as Bethune Female School?
(a)Annie Besant
(b)Debendranath Tagore
(c)Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar
(d)Sarojini Naidu
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Not attemptedCorrect Answer: (c) Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar
Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar was the Secretary of the Hindu Female School founded in 1849, which was later renamed Bethune Female School, the first formal institution for girls in India. None of the other personalities (Annie Besant, Debendranath Tagore, Sarojini Naidu) had this role. ([en.wikipedia.org](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ishwar_Chandra_Vidyasagar))
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