Question

Who established the Hindu college in Calcutta?
A) Madan Mohan Malviya
B) Bal Gangadhar Tilak
C) Raja Ram Mohan Roy
D) Rabindranath Tagore

Answer 1

Hint:
-He was a founding member of the Brahmo Sabha.
-He was born in the year 1772 and died in the year 1833.
-He was well-known for his efforts to put an end to child marriage.

Complete answer:
Let us analyze the given options
Option A) Madan Mohan Malviya – is an incorrect answer because he did not establish the Hindu college in Calcutta. He was an Indian scholar, educational reformer and a politician. He was three times president of Indian National Congress. He co-founded the Banaras Hindu University (BHU) at Varanasi. Thus, it is an incorrect answer.

Option B) Bal Gangadhar Tilak – is an incorrect answer because he did not establish the Hindu college in Calcutta. He was an Indian nationalist, teacher, and an independence activist. He was the first leader of the Indian independence movement. Thus, it is an incorrect answer.

Option C) Raja Ram Mohan Roy – is a correct answer because he established the Hindu college in Calcutta. He was one of the founders of the Brahmo Sabha. He was a social and a religious reformer. Raja Ram Mohan Roy founded organizations Brahmo Samaj, Atmiya Sabha, Hindu school and presidency University. Thus, it is a correct answer.

Option D) Rabindranath Tagore – is an incorrect answer because he did not establish the Hindu college in Calcutta. He was a Bengali poet, writer, composer, philosopher, social reformer and a painter. He was the author of “Geetanjali”. He won the Nobel prize in literature in 1913. Thus, it is an incorrect answer.

Hence, Option C is the correct answer.

Note:
-Hindu college, now called Presidency University, is a public state university in Kolkata.
-Raja Ram Mohan Roy and other founders founded this college in 1817.
-The NAAC (National Assessment and Accreditation Council) gave the college an A grade in its first period as a university.