In 1884, the Deccan Education Society was founded by whom in Pune? A. Vishnushastri Chiplunkar and Bal Gangadhar Tilak B. Bal Gangadhar Tilak and Gopal Ganesh Agarkar C. Mahadev Ballal Namjoshi and Bal Gangadhar Tilak D. Bal Gangadhar Tilrak and V.B. Kelkar

In 1884, the Deccan Education Society was founded by whom in Pune? A. Vishnushastri Chiplunkar and Bal Gangadhar Tilak B. Bal Gangadhar Tilak and Gopal Ganesh Agarkar C. Mahadev Ballal Namjoshi and Bal Gangadhar Tilak D. Bal Gangadhar Tilrak and V.B. Kelkar Correct Answer B

The correct answer is  Bal Gangadhar Tilak and Gopal Ganesh Agarkar.

Key Points

  • The Deccan Education Society (DES) was established in 1884 by the stalwarts of India's freedom struggle, like GOPAL GANESH AGARKAR and LOKMANYA TILAK and later built by great personalities of the era, like GOPAL KRISHNA GOKHALE and DHONDO KESHAV KARVE (honoured with Bharat Ratna).

Additional Information

  • Deccan education society is an organization that runs 43 education establishments in Maharastra, Pune founded by Bal Gangadhar Tilak.
  • The two leaders also vied for the control of the Poona Sarvajanik Sabha and the founding of the Deccan Sabha by Gokhale in 1896 was the consequence of Tilak coming out ahead.
  • Gokhale was deeply concerned with the future of Congress after the split in Surat.

Related Questions

Each question below is followed by two statements I and II. You have to determine whether the data given in the statements are sufficient for answering the question. You should use the data and your knowledge of Mathematics to choose the best possible answer. How many males are there in society A? I. Number of females in society B is 56 more than the number of males in society C. Society C has a total population(male and female combined) of 180. II. Society C has 20% more males than society A who makes 60% of the total population of society A and females in society A is equal to males in society B.