Question
Which one of the following statements about Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar is NOT correct?
NDA
General Ability
General Studies
2025
NDA 2025 (Phase 2)
NDA General Ability Question (2025) — Solution
Options
- A. He was the Principal of Sanskrit College, Calcutta
- B. He was a Government Inspector of Schools
- C. He was a Secretary to the Bethune School
- D. He was the founder of Widow Remarriage Association
Answer
D. He was the founder of Widow Remarriage Association
Step-by-step solution
Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar was appointed as the Principal of Sanskrit College, Calcutta in 1851. He served as a Government Inspector of Schools for South Bengal in 1855. He was closely associated with the Bethune School and served as its Secretary. The Widow Remarriage Association was founded by Vishnu Shastri Pandit and Mahadev Govind Ranade in Maharashtra, not by Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar. Although Vidyasagar played a crucial role in the passing of the Hindu Widows' Remarriage Act of 1856, he did not found the Widow Remarriage Association. Therefore, the statement that he was the founder of the Widow Remarriage Association is not correct.
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