EDUCATION (CBSE/UGC NET)

EDUCATION UGC NET

EDUCATIONAL MOVEMENT

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Sir Syed was elected as the____of his committee.
A
Secretary
B
President
C
Executive
D
Chief Executive
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Sir Syed retired from government service in 1876 and settled in Aligarh. In 1878, he was nominated as an additional member of the Imperial Legislative Council, which he served from July 1878 to July 1880.

Detailed explanation-2: -Mohsin-ul-Mulk remained the Secretary until his death in 1907. He was thus instrumental in the development of MAO College, which eventually became the Aligarh Muslim University in 1920.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Mohammadan Commentary on the Holy Quran (tafsir on Quran). In 1838, Syed Ahmad entered the service of East India Company and went on to become a judge at a Small Causes Court in 1867, retiring from 1876.

Detailed explanation-4: -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.

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