INDIAN HISTORY

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Identify the institution which was turned into Benaras Hindu University by Madan Mohan Malaviya.
A
Bethane College for women started in 1849 by Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar.
B
Central Hindu school established by Mrs. Annie Besant.
C
Hindu college founded in 1817 by David Hare.
D
Vedanta college founded in 1825 by Rammohan Roy.
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -She had founded the Central Hindu College in 1898 in Varanasi and this college was later gifted to Pandit Madan Mohan Malviya for the latter to get it converted into Banaras Hindu University.

Detailed explanation-2: -The Banaras Hindu University was jointly established by Madan Mohan Malaviya, Annie Besant, Maharaja Rameshwar Singh of Darbhanga Raj and Prabhu Narayan Singh and Aditya Narayan Singh of Narayan dynasty, while the university is the brainchild of Malviya.

Detailed explanation-3: -Banaras Hindu University was a joint establishment by the Maharaja of Darbhanga Rameshwar Singh, Sunder Lal, Madan Mohan Malviya and Annie Besant, the British Theosophist and Home Rule League founder.

Detailed explanation-4: -The Central Hindu Benaras College founded by Annie Besant became a university under the guidance of Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar.

Detailed explanation-5: -Besant set up a new school for boys, the Central Hindu College (CHC) at Banaras which was formed on underlying theosophical principles, and which counted many prominent theosophists in its staff and faculty. Its aim was to build a new leadership for India.

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