The women’s movement in India started largely under inspiration of
(A) Padmabai Ranaday
(B) Annie Besant
(C) Sarojini Naidu
(D) Jyotiba Phule
Correct Answer : Jyotiba Phule
Question Asked : 48th to 52nd BPSC (Pre) 2008
The women’s movement in India started largely under inspirations of Jyotiba Phule. He used to believe that the social evils could be eliminated only after uplifting the women and Dalits. He opened the first school for girls in India in 1848. Ramabai Ranade was the inspiration of women’s movement in Modern India. She was the wife of Mahadev Govind Ranade. She founded an organization ‘Seva Sadan’. If Ramabai is mentioned in the given options, then it will be the correct answer. This was the reason that Bihar Public Service Commission did not consider any option as correct and starred the question.
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