{"id":2646,"date":"2025-05-05T22:05:35","date_gmt":"2025-05-05T16:35:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lotusarise.com\/qna\/?p=2646"},"modified":"2025-05-05T22:05:37","modified_gmt":"2025-05-05T16:35:37","slug":"q-annie-besant-was","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lotusarise.com\/qna\/upsc\/q-annie-besant-was","title":{"rendered":"Q. Annie Besant was"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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  1. responsible for starting the Home Rule Movement.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. the\u00a0founder<\/strong>\u00a0of the Theosophical Society.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  3. once the President of the Indian National Congress.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    Select the correct statement\/statements using the codes given below.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    • 1 only<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • 2 and 3 only<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • 1 and 3 only<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • 1, 2 and 3<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
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      Answer:<\/strong> (c) 1 and 3 only<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

      Notes:<\/h5>\n\n\n\n
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      • Annie Besant was a\u00a0British social reformer and activist\u00a0<\/strong>whose work left an indelible mark on Indian history. Renowned for her\u00a0leadership in the Theosophical Society<\/strong>, Besant played a pivotal role in the revival of theosophy. Her\u00a0efforts in education\u00a0<\/strong>played a significant role in establishing many educational institutions in India, including those focused on women\u2019s education.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
      • Annie Besant passionately\u00a0advocated for Indian self-rule, becoming a key figure in the Home Rule Movement.<\/strong>\u00a0Her involvement also included\u00a0presiding over the Indian National Congress session in\u00a01917<\/strong>. Her leadership and dedication to India\u2019s cause contributed to the broader struggle for independence.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
      • Biography<\/strong>:\n
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        • Born on October 1, 1847, in London<\/strong>, Annie Besant was early inclined toward intellectual and social reform.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
        • After her marriage to\u00a0Reverend Frank Besant<\/strong>, she became disillusioned with her conservative environment and pursued a more independent path.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
        • Her early association with Charles Bradlaugh introduced her to secularism and the Free Thought Movement<\/strong>, which laid the foundation for her reformist zeal.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n
        • Journey of Annie Besant to Theosophy and India<\/strong>\n
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          • Besant\u2019s quest for spiritual understanding led her to the Theosophical Society, co-founded by Helena Blavatsky.<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n
          • She embraced Theosophy, a spiritual movement emphasising the unity of all religions and the quest for divine truth.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
          • In 1893, Besant arrived in India, where she found her life\u2019s mission. She believed India to be the cradle of spiritual wisdom and was deeply inspired by its ancient traditions.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
          • Her work with the Theosophical Society gained momentum in India, where she propagated the idea of universal brotherhood, education, and spiritual rejuvenation.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n
          • Bal Gangadhar Tilak<\/strong>:\n
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            • He set up his\u00a0Indian Home Rule<\/strong>\u00a0League in\u00a0April 1916.<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n
            • Tilak held his first Home Rule meeting at Belgaum.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
            • Poona was the headquarters of his league.<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n
            • His league was restricted to Maharashtra (excluding Bombay city), Karnataka, Central Provinces and Berar.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
            • It had six branches and the\u00a0demands included Swarajya, the formation of linguistic states and education in the vernacular.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

              Select the correct statement\/statements using the codes given below. Answer: (c) 1 and 3 only Notes:<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_kad_blocks_custom_css":"","_kad_blocks_head_custom_js":"","_kad_blocks_body_custom_js":"","_kad_blocks_footer_custom_js":"","_kad_post_transparent":"","_kad_post_title":"","_kad_post_layout":"","_kad_post_sidebar_id":"","_kad_post_content_style":"","_kad_post_vertical_padding":"","_kad_post_feature":"","_kad_post_feature_position":"","_kad_post_header":false,"_kad_post_footer":false,"_kad_post_classname":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1,3],"tags":[42],"years":[60],"class_list":["post-2646","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-upsc","category-prelims","tag-modern-history","years-60"],"acf":[],"taxonomy_info":{"category":[{"value":1,"label":"UPSC"},{"value":3,"label":"Prelims"}],"post_tag":[{"value":42,"label":"Modern History"}],"years":[{"value":60,"label":"2013"}]},"featured_image_src_large":false,"author_info":{"display_name":"LotusArise","author_link":"https:\/\/lotusarise.com\/qna\/author\/team-lotusarise"},"comment_info":0,"category_info":[{"term_id":1,"name":"UPSC","slug":"upsc","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":1,"taxonomy":"category","description":"","parent":0,"count":1269,"filter":"raw","cat_ID":1,"category_count":1269,"category_description":"","cat_name":"UPSC","category_nicename":"upsc","category_parent":0},{"term_id":3,"name":"Prelims","slug":"prelims","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":3,"taxonomy":"category","description":"","parent":1,"count":1251,"filter":"raw","cat_ID":3,"category_count":1251,"category_description":"","cat_name":"Prelims","category_nicename":"prelims","category_parent":1}],"tag_info":[{"term_id":42,"name":"Modern History","slug":"modern-history","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":42,"taxonomy":"post_tag","description":"","parent":0,"count":87,"filter":"raw"}],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lotusarise.com\/qna\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2646","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lotusarise.com\/qna\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lotusarise.com\/qna\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lotusarise.com\/qna\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lotusarise.com\/qna\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2646"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/lotusarise.com\/qna\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2646\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lotusarise.com\/qna\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2646"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lotusarise.com\/qna\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2646"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lotusarise.com\/qna\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2646"},{"taxonomy":"years","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lotusarise.com\/qna\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/years?post=2646"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}