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Who among the following founded the 'Indian Reform Association' in 1870 in Calcutta to campaign for social reforms such as the prevention of child marriage and promotion of female education?

A. Debendranath Tagore
B. Keshab Chandra Sen✓ Correct Answer
C. Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar
D. Dayanand Saraswati

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Keshab Chandra Sen established the Indian Reform Association in 1870 in Calcutta to champion legal social reforms such as raising the marriage age and advancing female education. Other prominent reformers like Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar focused heavily on widow remarriage. Nineteenth-century socio-religious reform movements are high-yield areas for historical questions.

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