Q. “At the age of seven, he was taken to England along with his brothers. He studied at St. Paul’s School London (1884) and King’s College in Cambridge in 1890. Also, he scored 11th rank in the ICS examination but didn’t clear the probation” – describes whom among the following?

[A] Subhash Chandra Bose

[B] Sri Aurobindo Ghosh

[C] B. R. Ambedkar

[D] Surendranath Banarjee

Answer: B
Notes:

Explanation: Sri Aurobindo was a 20th century Bengali poet, philosopher, spiritual leader and a revolutionary freedom fighter.

  • Born in Calcutta on 15 August 1872 as Aurobindo Ghose, he received his early education from a convent school in Darjeeling.
  • At the age of seven, he was taken to England along with his brothers. He studied at St. Paul’s School London (1884) and King’s College in Cambridge in 1890. Also, he scored 11th rank in the ICS examination but didn’t clear the probation.

Source: FORUMIAS

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