Annie Besant was<br/>1. Responsible for starting the Home Rule Movement<br/>2. The founder of the Theosophical Society<br/>3. Once the President of the Indian National Congress<br/><br/>Select the correct statement/statements using the codes given below.

1. Responsible for starting the Home Rule Movement — Correct. Annie Besant launched the Home Rule League in 1916 in India (alongside Tilak’s parallel effort), so she was one of the key initiators of the Home Rule Movement.

2. The founder of the Theosophical Society — Incorrect. The Theosophical Society was founded in 1875 by Helena P. Blavatsky and Henry Steel Olcott, not Annie Besant.

3. Once the President of the Indian National Congress — Correct. Annie Besant became the INC President in 1917 at the Calcutta session.

Hence, statements 1 and 3 only are correct.