Q143 / 270 · NDA 2016 (Phase 1) · General Ability

Consider the following statements: 1. Warran Hastings set up the Calcutta Madrassa for the study and teaching of Muslim law related subjects. 2. Jonathan Duncan started a Sanskrit College at Varanasi for the study of Hindu law and philiosophy. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

  • A
    1 only
  • B
    2 only
  • Correct answer
    C
    Both 1 and 2
  • D
    Neither 1 nor 2

Solution

Aliah University has with it the rich heritage of the 235-year-old educational and cultural institution, Mohammedan College of Calcutta, popularly known as Madrasah-i-Aliah or Calcutta Madrasah, the first educational institution set up in India in 1780 by Warren Hastings, the then Governor General of Bengal Presidency. In 1791, during the period of British rule in India, Jonathan Duncan, the representative of the East India Company proposed the establishment of a Sanskrit college for development and preservation of the Sanskrit Vangmaya and to show that the English people were in favour of the development of the Indian culture.

Hence, the correct answer is option: 'C'.

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