A section of the Muslim Community opened a number of Azad schools in Uttar…
2023
A section of the Muslim Community opened a number of Azad schools in Uttar Pradesh and, led by Maulana Mohammad Ali, in 1920 established the Jamia Millia Islamia or Muslim National University in which of the following Indian cities?
Answer: D. Aligarh — CONCEPT: To identify an institution’s founding place, distinguish its original establishment from later relocations. A present-day campus or later…
- A.
Delhi
- B.
Hyderabad
- C.
Lucknow
- D.
Aligarh
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Correct answer: D
CONCEPT: To identify an institution’s founding place, distinguish its original establishment from later relocations. A present-day campus or later headquarters need not be the place where the institution began.
APPLICATION: Jamia Millia Islamia emerged in 1920 when nationalist teachers and students separated from the Mohammedan Anglo-Oriental College during the Non-Cooperation and Khilafat movements. Its foundation stone was laid at Aligarh on 29 October 1920. The institution moved to Karol Bagh, Delhi, in 1925 and later developed its campus at Okhla.
CONTRAST:
Delhi belongs to the later relocation phase: Jamia moved to Karol Bagh there in 1925.
Hyderabad’s contemporary university landmark was Osmania University, established under the Nizam in 1918.
The University of Lucknow was formally established on 25 November 1920; teaching began in 1921.
Aligarh was the setting of the nationalist separation from the Mohammedan Anglo-Oriental College in 1920.
RESULT: The city of establishment was Aligarh.