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GK QUESTION#2774

Who among the following freedom fighters was one of the founders of the Fergusson College in Pune in 1885?

  1. ASubhash Chandra Bose
  2. BBal Gangadhar TilakCorrect answer
  3. CSardar Vallabh Bhai Patel
  4. DLala Lajpat Rai
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B. Bal Gangadhar Tilak

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Bal Gangadhar Tilak was associated with the founding of Fergusson College in Pune. The Deccan Education Society opened the college on 2 January 1885; Tilak also taught mathematics and Sanskrit there.

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