A madrasa to promote Arabic, Persian and Islamic law was set up in Calcutta in:
A1835
B1781
C1791
D1783
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. 1781
1. Warren Hastings took the initiative.
2. The Calcutta Madrasa dates from 1781.
3. The Benaras Hindu College followed in 1791.
_Source: syllabus Our Pasts III, Chapter 7, Civilising the Native, Educating the Nation._
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