Educational Institutes in India - MCQs with answers - Part I
1. Who found Calcutta Medical College?a) Lord William Bentinck
b) Warren Hastings
c) Ram Mohan Roy
d) Lord George Bentinck
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: a) Lord William Bentinck
On January 28, 1835, Lord William Bentinck founded Medical College, Bihar known as Calcutta Medical College now which is the first medical college in India.
a) Thompson College
b) P.S.G. College of Technology
c) JNTU
d) VIT
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: a) Thompson College
The first engineering college was established in the Uttar Pradesh in 1847 for the training of Civil Engineers at Roorkee, Thompson College which later became IIT Roorkee.
a) Indira Gandhi National Open University
b) Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Open University
c) Nalanda Open University
d) Yashwantrao Chavan Maharashtra Open University
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: a) Indira Gandhi National Open University
The Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) was established by an Act of Parliament in 1985. The University began by offering two academic programmes in 1987, i.e., Diploma in Management and Diploma in Distance Education, with a strength of 4,528 students. Today, it serves the educational aspirations of over 3 million students in India and other countries through 21 Schools of Studies and a network of 67 regional centres, around 2,667 learner support centres and 29 overseas partner institutions.
a) Lalitgiri
b) Nalanda
c) Ratnagiri
d) Udayagiri
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: b) Nalanda
Nalanda University in Bihar was founded in the 5th Century A.D. It was the first Residential International University of the World.
a) Andhra Pradesh Open University
b) Yashwantrao Chavan Maharashtra Open University
c) Indira Gandhi National Open University
d) Nalanda Open University
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: a) Andhra Pradesh Open University
The university was established in August 1982. On 24 October 1991 the University was renamed as "Dr. B. R. Ambedkar Open University" after the Architect of the Indian Constitution Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar on the occasion of his birth centenary.
a) Al-Ameen College of law
b) Alliance School of law
c) R.K Law college
d) National Law School of India
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: d) National Law School of India
The National Law School of India University was established in Bengaluru.
a) SNDT
b) Mother Teresa Women's University
c) Avinashilingam University for women
d) SPMVV
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: a) SNDT
Dhondo Keshav Karve established an ashram for widows and helpless women at Hingne near Pune in 1896 that led to the formation of first women's university in India.
