Universities in the Presidency towns of British India were established in
Question and options
Universities in the Presidency towns of British India were established in
- 1835
- 1854
- 1856
- 1857
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: D - 1857
The universities of Calcutta, Bombay and Madras, the three Presidency towns, were established in 1857, on the lines recommended by Wood’s Despatch of 1854. The year 1854 is that of the Despatch, not of the universities, and 1835 is the year of Macaulay’s Minute on education.
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