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2022

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Who was awarded the Sir Syed Excellence Award 2022 by the Aligarh Muslim University (AMU)?
A
Asghar Abbas
B
Tariq Mansoor
C
Ishtiaq Ahmad Zilli
D
Barbara Metcalf
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Prof. Metcalf was delivering the acceptance speech after being awarded the Sir Syed Excellence Award for 2022 by the Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) on the 205 th birth anniversary of its founder Sir Syed Ahmad Khan.

Detailed explanation-2: -Sir Syed Ahmad Khan | Founder AMU.

Detailed explanation-3: -He is regarded as one of the founders of the Two-Nation Theory which says that Hindus and Muslims cannot be one nation. Sir Syed was knighted by the British in 1888.

Detailed explanation-4: -Sir Syed Ahmed Khan is best known for his Aligarh Movement - a movement which was designed to reform the social, political and economical aspect of the Muslim religion. He also founded the Scientific Society in 1863 which used to translate major works of sciences and arts into their language Urdu.

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