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?
Correct Answer: Option B
Explanation
1. Pair 1 is incorrectly matched. The Sanskrit College at Benaras (Varanasi) was established in 1791 by Jonathan Duncan, the British Resident at Benares, not William Jones. William Jones was associated with the founding of the Asiatic Society of Bengal.
2. Pair 2 is correctly matched. The Calcutta Madarsa (now Aliah University) was established by Warren Hastings, the Governor-General of Bengal, in 1780. It was founded to promote the study of Arabic, Persian, and Islamic law.
3. Pair 3 is incorrectly matched. Fort William College in Calcutta was established in 1800 by Lord Wellesley (Richard Wellesley), the Governor-General of India at the time, not Arthur Wellesley (his younger brother, later the Duke of Wellington). The college was intended to train British officials in Indian languages and culture.
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