Question:
Which one of the following statements about
Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar is NOT correct?
Which one of the following statements about
Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar is NOT correct?
Options:
- He was the Principal of Sanskrit College,
Calcutta - He was a Government Inspector of Schools
- He was a Secretary to the Bethune School
- He was the founder of Widow Remarriage
Association
- He was the Principal of Sanskrit College,
Calcutta - He was a Government Inspector of Schools
- He was a Secretary to the Bethune School
- He was the founder of Widow Remarriage
Association
Correct Answer: He was the founder of Widow Remarriage
Association
Explanation:
Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar, a great social reformer, strongly advocated widow remarriage and played a key role in passing the Hindu Widows’ Remarriage Act of 1856, but he did not establish a separate Widow Remarriage Association.
Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar, a great social reformer, strongly advocated widow remarriage and played a key role in passing the Hindu Widows’ Remarriage Act of 1856, but he did not establish a separate Widow Remarriage Association.