Question

Where Sir Syed Ahmad Khan founded Muhammadan Anglo-Oriental College?
A. Banaras
B. Bengal
C. Aligarh
D. Delhi

Answer 1

Hint: The Muhammadan Anglo-Oriental College was the predecessor of one of the premier central universities, AMU. The city is also a prominent business center of Uttar Pradesh.

Complete Answer: The pioneer of Muslim nationalism in India, Sir Syed Ahmed Khan was a philosopher, an Islamic reformer, etc.
Sir Sayyid Ahmad Khan founded the Muhammadan Anglo-Oriental College in 1875, in Aligarh. Originally it was a primary school. The intention was to take it to the college level. The operations of the institution started on 24th May 1875, on the 56th birth anniversary of Queen Victoria.
Initially, the name of the institution was Madrasatul Uloom Musalmanan-e-Hind and the name was changed to Muhammadan Anglo-Oriental College after two years. While talking about the other options,
A. Banaras Hindu University, the largest residential University in Asia, is located in Banaras. The university was established in 1916 by Madan Mohan Malaviya, Sunder Lal, and Rameshwar Singh, the Maharaja of Darbhanga.
B. In Bengal, The University of Calcutta was established on 24 January 1857. In the beginning, the Muhammadan Anglo-Oriental College was affiliated to the University of Calcutta.
D. Zakir Husain Delhi College, now a college of Delhi University is the oldest surviving educational institution in Delhi, it was founded in 1792.
Thus, the correct option is C.

Note: Khan was deeply influenced by the western ideas of education and his perspective of the college was based on his visit to the University of Oxford and Cambridge and he wanted to create an education system similar to the model of Britain.