Q. Which of the following is/are correctly matched?
Person:Associated role
1. D. K. Karve:Established First technical university
2. J. E. D. Bethune:President of the Council of Education
3. Sarojini Naidu:President of Indian National Congress
Select the correct answer using the code given below:

[A] 1 only

[B] 1 and 2 only

[C] 3 only

[D] 2 and 3 only

Answer: D
Notes:

The Christian missionaries were the first to set up the Calcutta Female Juvenile Society in 1819.  

  • The Bethune School, founded by J.E.D. Bethune, president of the Council of Education in Calcutta in 1849 was the first fruit of the powerful movement for women’s education that arose in the 1840s and 1850s.  
  • The Indian Women’s University set up by Professor D.K. Karve in 1916 was one of the outstanding institutions imparting education to women.  
  • Sarojini Naidu went on to become the president of the Indian National Congress (1925) and later the governor of the United Provinces (1947-49). 

Source: Spectrum Modern India. 

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