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INDIAN HISTORY

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
In collaboration with Dravid hare and Alexander Duff, who of the following established Hindu College at Calcutta?
A
Henry Louis Vivian Derozio
B
Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar
C
Keshab Chandra Sen
D
Raja Rammohan Roy
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The correct answer is Raja Rammohan Roy. In collaboration with David Hare and Alexander Duff, Raja Rammohan Roy established Hindu College at Calcutta in 1817. In 1825, Raja Rammohan Roy established Vedanta college where courses in both Indian learning and Western social and physical sciences were offered.

Detailed explanation-2: -Presidency University, Kolkata, formerly known as Hindu College. The College was formally opened on Monday, 20 January 1817. Raja Ram Mohan Roy, the great social reformer, headed its foundation committee.

Detailed explanation-3: -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.

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