INDIAN HISTORY

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Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Who among the following founded Theo-sophical Society in USA?
A
Tilak and Gokhale
B
A. O. Hume
C
Dr. Annie Besant
D
Madam Blavatsky and Olcott
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The Theosophical Society was founded by Madame H. P. Blavatsky and Colonel Olcott in New York in 1875. In 1882, the headquarters of the Society were established in Adyar, near Madras (now Chennai) in India.

Detailed explanation-2: -The Theosophical Society was founded by Madam Blavatsky and H.S Olcott in United States and then founded the headquarters of the society in India in Adyar, near Madras.

Detailed explanation-3: -Detailed Solution. Theosophical Society was founded by Madame Blavatsky and Colonel Olcott.

Detailed explanation-4: -The original society, then led by Henry Steel Olcott and Besant, is today based in Chennai, India, and is known as the Theosophical Society Adyar. Following the split, Besant devoted much of her energy not only to the society but also to India’s freedom and progress.

Detailed explanation-5: -Annie Besant was the leader of the Theosophical Society at Madras, a society that brought a new perspective to the spiritual, religious, and economic ideas of the people of this nation.

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