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Who laid the foundation of the 'Theosophical Society'?

  1. A
    Henry Derozio
  2. B
    Annie Besant
  3. C
    Sister Nivedita
  4. D
    Madame H. P. Blavatsky

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The Theosophical Society was officially founded in New York, USA, in November 1875 by Madame H. P. Blavatsky, Colonel H. S. Olcott, William Quan Judge, and others. Its headquarters were later shifted to Adyar near Madras, India, in 1882. While Annie Besant later popularized it immensely in India, she was not its founder.

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Who laid the foundation of the 'Theosophical Society'?
A
Henry Derozio
B
Annie Besant
C
Sister Nivedita
D
Madame H. P. Blavatsky

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