GK
FAMOUS PLACES IN INDIA
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Question
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The first Indian University was opened in 1857 was in
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Kolkata
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Mumbai
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Bihar
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Chennai
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -The University of Calcutta was the first university in India located in Kolkata, West Bengal. It was established on 24 Jan 1857. The land for the university was given by Maharaja Maheshwar Singh Bahadur, who was a Maharaja of Darbhanga.
Detailed explanation-2: -Note: The Universities of Calcutta, Bombay and Madras were established by Sir Charles Wood’s Despatch in the year 1857.
Detailed explanation-3: -University Act, 1857 officially called the University Act No II of 1857, was passed by the Indian Legislative Council for the establishment of a university at Calcutta and it received the Governor General’s assent on 24 January 1857.
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