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Correct Answer: Option (B) — 1 and 2
Concept & Option Breakdown
Standard Reference Verified- Statement 1 is correct: As per UPSC key interpretation, Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar's pioneering leadership and association as Secretary of Bethune Female School (founded with J.E.D. Bethune in 1849) was instrumental in institutionalizing women's education in Bengal.
- Statement 2 is correct: Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay, along with Joddu Nath Bose, was one of the first two graduates of the University of Calcutta in 1858.
- Statement 3 is incorrect: The anti-Sati campaign that led to the Bengal Sati Regulation Act of 1829 under Lord William Bentinck was led by Raja Ram Mohan Roy, not Keshub Chandra Sen.
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