alleryWhat did Jyotirao and Savitribai Phule start in Pune in 1848?
AA school for widows
BA school for girls
CA weekly newspaper
DA free hospital
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. A school for girls
1. In 1848 the couple started the first indigenously run school for girls in Pune.
2. Phule believed education was vital for emancipation of women and exploited castes.
3. A widows' school, press or hospital is not what the source describes for 1848.
_Source: Wikipedia, Jyotirao Phule, Education_
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