Question

Which of the following statement(s) is(are) true about Annie Besant?

• A. She started the Central Hindu Benaras College in 1898.
• B. She was an ardent supporter of both Irish and Indian self-rule.
• C. She established the Theosophical Society in 1898.
• D. She started the Home Rule League in 1916 for the right of self-governance.

Answer 1

Answer: (A), (B), (D)

She started the Home Rule League in 1916 for the right of self-governance.

Annie Besant was an Irish lady who first visited India in 1893 and later settled here. She established the Central Hindu Benaras College in 1898. She actively campaigned in the Indian freedom struggle. She also launched the Home Rule League in 1916 for India's right to self-governance, and eventually became the first woman president of the INC.