The 'Widow Remarriage Association' was founded by whom in the 1850s?
A. Vishnushastri Pandit
B. Mahadev Govind Ranade
C. Both A and B
D. Karsandas Mulji
Answer: Option C
Solution (By JKSSB Mock Tests)
Mahadev Govind Ranade and Vishnushastri Pandit actively promoted widow remarriage and founded the Widow Remarriage Association in the 1860s. Ranade himself married a widow.
Explanation:
The Theosophical Society was founded in New York in 1875 by Madame H. P. Blavatsky and Colonel H. S. Olcott. They moved the headquarters to Adyar, Madras, in 1882. Annie Besant later became its prominent leader.
Explanation:
Peshwa Baji Rao II signed the Treaty of Bassein with Lord Wellesley in 1802, accepting a subsidiary alliance that undermined Maratha independence.
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