Which of the following statements about Annie Besant are correct? I. She founded the Central Hindu College at Benares. II. She organized the Home Rule League. III. She introduced the Theosophical Movement in India Select the correct answer using the code given below:

Annie Besant's contributions to India were multifaceted. Statement I is correct; she founded the Central Hindu College at Benares in 1898, which later became the nucleus of the Banaras Hindu University [c1][t6]. Statement II is also correct; she organized the All-India Home Rule League in September 1916 in Madras to campaign for self-rule [c2][t8]. However, Statement III is incorrect. The Theosophical Movement was not introduced to India by Besant; it was founded in the United States by Madame Blavatsky and Colonel Olcott, who established the headquarters at Adyar in 1886, years before Besant arrived in India in 1893 [c3][t6]. While she became its most prominent leader and president in 1907, she was not the one who introduced the movement to the country [c1][c3]. Therefore, only statements I and II are correct.

Sources

1. [1] Rajiv Ahir. A Brief History of Modern India (2019 ed.). SPECTRUM. > Chapter 9: A General Survey of Socio-Cultural Reform Movements > The Theosophical Movement > p. 234
2. [2] Rajiv Ahir. A Brief History of Modern India (2019 ed.). SPECTRUM. > Chapter 14: First World War and Nationalist Response > Besant's League > p. 297
3. [3] Modern India ,Bipin Chandra, History class XII (NCERT 1982 ed.)[Old NCERT] > Chapter 13: Growth of New India Religious and Social Reform After 1858 > Theosophical Society > p. 220