Here is Question No. 89 a part of our series on UPSC Prelims 2018
Q89. With reference to educational institutions during colonial rule in India, consider the following pairs:
Institution Founder
- Sanskrit College at Benaras William Jones
- Calcutta Madarsa Warren Hastings
- Fort William College Arthur Wellesley
Which of the pairs given above is/are correct?
(a) 1 and 2 only
(b) 2 only
(c) 1 and 3 only
(d) 3 only
Answer: B
- Pair 1 is not correctly matched: In 1791 the efforts of Jonathan Duncan, the British Resident at Benares, bore fruit and
- Pair 2 is correctly matched: Warren Hastings set up Calcutta Madrasa in 1781 for the study and learning of Persian and Arabic.
This was done as the British hoped to win a place in the hearts of the “natives”; only then could the alien rulers expect to be respected by their subjects. - Pair 3 is not correctly matched: Lord Richard Colley Wellesley (Not Arthur Wellesley) took the first step for the training of Civil Servants when he founded the fort William College, in Calcutta in November 1800 where the Civil Servants of the Company were to receive training in literature, science and languages of India
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