WBCS.LIVE practice question

______ was the centre of the Aligarh movement.

Solve this multiple-choice question and check the correct answer with its explanation below.

Answer options

  1. The Deoband School
  2. The Anglo-Oriental College
  3. Pir-Fakir Majlis
  4. The Khilafat Committee

Correct answer and explanation

Correct answer: The Anglo-Oriental College

Explanation: āœ… Correct Answer: B) The Anglo-Oriental College šŸ“š Explanation: The Muhammadan Anglo-Oriental College, founded by Sir Syed Ahmed Khan in 1875, was the heart of the Aligarh Movement. It aimed to provide modern Western education to Muslims while preserving their cultural identity. This college later became the Aligarh Muslim University in 1920.