alleryIn 1863, Phule and his friends started a centre for which purpose?
ATraining weavers
BPreventing infanticide
CTeaching English
DSelling farm tools
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. Preventing infanticide
1. After a widow in Pune killed her newborn in 1863, Phule was greatly upset.
2. With Sadashiv Ballal Govande and Savitribai he started an infanticide prevention centre.
3. The other purposes are not linked to the 1863 centre.
_Source: Wikipedia, Jyotirao Phule, Women's welfare_
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