Correct Option: A

The Theosophical Society was first founded by a Russian lady, Madam H.P. Blavatsky and a former English army officer, Colonel H. S. Olcott in the United States of America in 1875. Under their inspiration, the Theosophical Society of India came into being at Adyar in Madras in 1886. Mrs. Annie Besant joined the society in 1889 and it infused new vigor and strength to it.