Civil Services Prep

Prelims 2018 · Modern History and the Freedom Struggle · Question 89

With reference to educational institutions during colonial rule in India, consider the following pairs:<br/>| Institution | Founder |<br/>|---|---|<br/>| 1. Sanskrit College at Benaras | William Jones |<br/>| 2. Calcutta Madrasa | Warren Hastings |<br/>| 3. Fort William College | Arthur Wellesley |<br/><br/>Which of the pairs given above is/are correct?

  1. 1 and 2
  2. 2 only
  3. 1 and 3
  4. 3 only

Answer

2 only

The earlier conclusion was due to missing question data, not a factual evaluation of the pairs. Since the official UPSC key gives (b), the revised answer is (b).

Disclaimer: The institution–founder pairs are still not visible in the prompt, so a pair-wise factual re-check is not possible from the provided text alone. If you share the full table/options, I can verify each pair independently and confirm whether the key is factually sound.

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