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SSC MTS 2022 PYQ — Question 35

SSC MTS - 19 July 2022 - Shift 3 • General Awareness • Q35

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Who founded Shantiniketan near Bolpur on 22 December 1901?
 

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Correct answer: B

Explanation

The correct answer is Option 2 i.e Rabindranath Tagore.

  • On 22nd December 1901, Rabindranath Tagore established his school at Santiniketan with five students (including his eldest son) and an equal number of teachers.
  • The guiding principle of this little school is best described in Tagore’s own words,  "The highest education is that which does not merely give us information but makes our life in harmony with all existence".
  • He named the school  Brahmacharya Ashram in the tradition of ancient forest hermitages.