{"id":91614,"date":"2025-06-01T11:01:09","date_gmt":"2025-06-01T11:01:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/?p=91614"},"modified":"2025-06-01T11:01:09","modified_gmt":"2025-06-01T11:01:09","slug":"with-reference-to-educational-institutions-during-colonial-rule-in-ind","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/with-reference-to-educational-institutions-during-colonial-rule-in-ind\/","title":{"rendered":"With reference to educational institutions during colonial rule in Ind"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>With reference to educational institutions during colonial rule in India, consider the following pairs :<\/p>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td>Institution<\/td>\n<td>Founder<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>1. Sanskrit College at Benaras<\/td>\n<td>William Jones<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>2. Calcutta Madarsa<\/td>\n<td>Warren Hastings<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>3. Fort William College<\/td>\n<td>Arthur Wellesley<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<p>Which of the pairs given above is\/are correct ?<\/p>\n<p>[amp_mcq option1=&#8221;1 and 2&#8243; option2=&#8221;2 only&#8221; option3=&#8221;1 and 3&#8243; option4=&#8221;3 only&#8221; correct=&#8221;option2&#8243;]<\/p>\n<div class=\"psc-box-pyq-exam-year-detail\">\n<div class=\"pyq-exam\">\n<div class=\"psc-heading\">This question was previously asked in<\/div>\n<div class=\"psc-title line-ellipsis\">UPSC IAS &#8211; 2018<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"pyq-exam-psc-buttons\"><a href=\"\/pyq\/pyq-upsc-ias-2018.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"psc-pdf-button\" rel=\"noopener\">Download PDF<\/a><a href=\"\/pyq-upsc-ias-2018\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"psc-attempt-button\" rel=\"noopener\">Attempt Online<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<section id=\"pyq-correct-answer\">\nThe correct answer is B) 2 only.<br \/>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"pyq-key-points\">\nLet&#8217;s examine each pair:<br \/>\n1.  **Sanskrit College at Benaras &#8211; William Jones:** This pair is incorrect. The Sanskrit College at Benaras (Varanasi) was established in 1791 by Jonathan Duncan, the Resident at Benaras, with the support of Governor-General Lord Cornwallis. William Jones was a prominent scholar of Oriental studies and founded the Asiatic Society of Bengal in 1784 in Calcutta, but he did not found the Sanskrit College at Benaras.<br \/>\n2.  **Calcutta Madarsa &#8211; Warren Hastings:** This pair is correct. The Calcutta Madarsa (now known as Aliah University) was established in 1781 by Warren Hastings, the first Governor-General of Bengal. It was established to promote the study of Muslim law and related subjects.<br \/>\n3.  **Fort William College &#8211; Arthur Wellesley:** This pair is incorrect. Fort William College was established in 1800 by Lord Richard Wellesley, who was the Governor-General of Bengal from 1798 to 1805. It was intended to provide training to British civil servants in Indian languages, history, and culture. Arthur Wellesley was Richard Wellesley&#8217;s younger brother, who later became the Duke of Wellington and was known for his military career.<br \/>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"pyq-additional-information\">\nThese institutions represent early attempts by the British colonial administration to engage with Indian languages, laws, and cultures, partly for administrative convenience and partly influenced by Orientalist scholars. They played a role in shaping the educational landscape during the colonial period.<br \/>\n<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>With reference to educational institutions during colonial rule in India, consider the following pairs : Institution Founder 1. Sanskrit College at Benaras William Jones 2. Calcutta Madarsa Warren Hastings 3. Fort William College Arthur Wellesley Which of the pairs given above is\/are correct ? [amp_mcq option1=&#8221;1 and 2&#8243; option2=&#8221;2 only&#8221; option3=&#8221;1 and 3&#8243; option4=&#8221;3 only&#8221; &#8230; <\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more-container\"><a title=\"With reference to educational institutions during colonial rule in Ind\" class=\"read-more button\" href=\"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/with-reference-to-educational-institutions-during-colonial-rule-in-ind\/#more-91614\">Detailed Solution<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">With reference to educational institutions during colonial rule in Ind<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1092],"tags":[1114,1262,1124],"class_list":["post-91614","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-upsc-ias","tag-1114","tag-development-of-education-in-modern-india","tag-modern-history-of-india","no-featured-image-padding"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v22.2 (Yoast SEO v23.3) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>With reference to educational institutions during colonial rule in Ind<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The correct answer is B) 2 only. Let&#039;s examine each pair: 1. **Sanskrit College at Benaras - William Jones:** This pair is incorrect. The Sanskrit College at Benaras (Varanasi) was established in 1791 by Jonathan Duncan, the Resident at Benaras, with the support of Governor-General Lord Cornwallis. William Jones was a prominent scholar of Oriental studies and founded the Asiatic Society of Bengal in 1784 in Calcutta, but he did not found the Sanskrit College at Benaras. 2. **Calcutta Madarsa - Warren Hastings:** This pair is correct. The Calcutta Madarsa (now known as Aliah University) was established in 1781 by Warren Hastings, the first Governor-General of Bengal. It was established to promote the study of Muslim law and related subjects. 3. **Fort William College - Arthur Wellesley:** This pair is incorrect. Fort William College was established in 1800 by Lord Richard Wellesley, who was the Governor-General of Bengal from 1798 to 1805. It was intended to provide training to British civil servants in Indian languages, history, and culture. Arthur Wellesley was Richard Wellesley&#039;s younger brother, who later became the Duke of Wellington and was known for his military career.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/with-reference-to-educational-institutions-during-colonial-rule-in-ind\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"With reference to educational institutions during colonial rule in Ind\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The correct answer is B) 2 only. Let&#039;s examine each pair: 1. **Sanskrit College at Benaras - William Jones:** This pair is incorrect. 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Let's examine each pair: 1. **Sanskrit College at Benaras - William Jones:** This pair is incorrect. The Sanskrit College at Benaras (Varanasi) was established in 1791 by Jonathan Duncan, the Resident at Benaras, with the support of Governor-General Lord Cornwallis. William Jones was a prominent scholar of Oriental studies and founded the Asiatic Society of Bengal in 1784 in Calcutta, but he did not found the Sanskrit College at Benaras. 2. **Calcutta Madarsa - Warren Hastings:** This pair is correct. The Calcutta Madarsa (now known as Aliah University) was established in 1781 by Warren Hastings, the first Governor-General of Bengal. It was established to promote the study of Muslim law and related subjects. 3. **Fort William College - Arthur Wellesley:** This pair is incorrect. Fort William College was established in 1800 by Lord Richard Wellesley, who was the Governor-General of Bengal from 1798 to 1805. It was intended to provide training to British civil servants in Indian languages, history, and culture. Arthur Wellesley was Richard Wellesley's younger brother, who later became the Duke of Wellington and was known for his military career.","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/with-reference-to-educational-institutions-during-colonial-rule-in-ind\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"With reference to educational institutions during colonial rule in Ind","og_description":"The correct answer is B) 2 only. Let's examine each pair: 1. **Sanskrit College at Benaras - William Jones:** This pair is incorrect. The Sanskrit College at Benaras (Varanasi) was established in 1791 by Jonathan Duncan, the Resident at Benaras, with the support of Governor-General Lord Cornwallis. William Jones was a prominent scholar of Oriental studies and founded the Asiatic Society of Bengal in 1784 in Calcutta, but he did not found the Sanskrit College at Benaras. 2. **Calcutta Madarsa - Warren Hastings:** This pair is correct. The Calcutta Madarsa (now known as Aliah University) was established in 1781 by Warren Hastings, the first Governor-General of Bengal. It was established to promote the study of Muslim law and related subjects. 3. **Fort William College - Arthur Wellesley:** This pair is incorrect. Fort William College was established in 1800 by Lord Richard Wellesley, who was the Governor-General of Bengal from 1798 to 1805. It was intended to provide training to British civil servants in Indian languages, history, and culture. Arthur Wellesley was Richard Wellesley's younger brother, who later became the Duke of Wellington and was known for his military career.","og_url":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/with-reference-to-educational-institutions-during-colonial-rule-in-ind\/","og_site_name":"MCQ and Quiz for Exams","article_published_time":"2025-06-01T11:01:09+00:00","author":"rawan239","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"rawan239","Est. reading time":"1 minute"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/with-reference-to-educational-institutions-during-colonial-rule-in-ind\/","url":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/with-reference-to-educational-institutions-during-colonial-rule-in-ind\/","name":"With reference to educational institutions during colonial rule in Ind","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/#website"},"datePublished":"2025-06-01T11:01:09+00:00","dateModified":"2025-06-01T11:01:09+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/#\/schema\/person\/5807dafeb27d2ec82344d6cbd6c3d209"},"description":"The correct answer is B) 2 only. Let's examine each pair: 1. **Sanskrit College at Benaras - William Jones:** This pair is incorrect. The Sanskrit College at Benaras (Varanasi) was established in 1791 by Jonathan Duncan, the Resident at Benaras, with the support of Governor-General Lord Cornwallis. William Jones was a prominent scholar of Oriental studies and founded the Asiatic Society of Bengal in 1784 in Calcutta, but he did not found the Sanskrit College at Benaras. 2. **Calcutta Madarsa - Warren Hastings:** This pair is correct. The Calcutta Madarsa (now known as Aliah University) was established in 1781 by Warren Hastings, the first Governor-General of Bengal. It was established to promote the study of Muslim law and related subjects. 3. **Fort William College - Arthur Wellesley:** This pair is incorrect. Fort William College was established in 1800 by Lord Richard Wellesley, who was the Governor-General of Bengal from 1798 to 1805. 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