Annie Besant was
- responsible for starting the Home Rule Movement
- the founder of the Theosophical Society
- once the President of the Indian National Congress
Select the correct statement/statements using the codes given below.
Smart Elimination
Statement 2 says Annie Besant was the "founder". She was the most famous leader, but she didn't start it (Madam Blavatsky did). "Founder" is a specific title and is often a trap.
Potential Trap
Statement 2: She was a prominent leader but not the *founder*.
Answer Key & Explanation
Answer: CThe correct answer is Option C.
Statement 1 is Correct: Annie Besant started the Home Rule League in September 1916 (Madras), demanding self-government for India.
Statement 2 is Incorrect: The Theosophical Society was founded by Madame Blavatsky and Colonel Olcott in New York (1875). Annie Besant joined later and became its President, but she was not the founder.
Statement 3 is Correct: She became the President of the Indian National Congress in 1917 (Calcutta Session), becoming the first woman to hold this post.
Value Addition
- New India & Commonweal: Newspapers started by Annie Besant.
- Sarojini Naidu: First Indian woman President of INC (1925).
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