Which of the following statements are correct 1 Bethune School at Calcutta was founded by Ishwar Cha...........

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Which of the following statements are correct?

(1) Bethune School at Calcutta was founded by Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar.

(2) The main aim of the school was to promote education among depressed classes.

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1 only

2 only

Both 1 and 2

Neither 1 nor 2

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Explanation:

John Elliot Drinkwater Bethune
( 1801-1851 ) The College owes its origin to John Elliot Drinkwater Bethune (1801-1851) who established Calcutta Female School, the first school for girls in Calcutta with the help of Raja Dakshinaranjan Mukhopadhyay, Ramgopal Ghosh, and Pandit Madan Mohan Tarkalankar in 1849, with 21 girls on its roll. The main aim of the school was to encourage female education