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Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar was a great advocate of women's rights and worked all his life for improving their status in India. He was greatly interested in the education of women. He helped Bethune to set up on one of the first schools for girls in Calcutta in 1849, called the Bethune School. He also led a campaign against child marriage and polygamy. It was due to his efforts that the Government passed the Widow Remarriage Act in 1856, drafted by Lord Dalhousie, the Governor-General. As the Principal of Sanskrit College in Calcutta, Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar encouraged lower castes to join his college. He introduced the study of western thought in his college. Vidyasagar made remarkable contribution to education of girls and the upliftment of women.

(i) Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar made great contribution towards the education of …………… .

1. women
2. children
3. students of lower caste
4. students of higher caste

(ii) The Bethune School was founded in …………… .

1. 1830
2. 1850
3. 1836
4. 1849

(iii) The Widow Remarriage Act was passed in …………… .

1. 1856
2. 1855
3. 1853
4. 1852

(i) women

(ii) 1849

(iii) 1856