The women’s movement in India started largely under the inspiration of:

Correct answer: (d) Jyotiba Phule

Explanation

According to the given options, the women’s movement in India began under the inspiration of Jyotiba Phule. Phule believed that social evils could be removed only by uplifting women and Dalits. In 1848, he opened a school for girls. This was India’s first school for girls. In modern India, the main source of inspiration for the women’s movement was Ramabai Ranade. Mrs. Ramabai, the wife of Mahadev Govind Ranade, founded an organisation called Seva Sadan. If option (a) had mentioned Ramabai, that would have been the correct answer. This is why the Bihar Public Service Commission did not accept any option as correct and marked it as “starred”.