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The MAO College later developed into:
A. Aligarh Muslim University
B. Osmania University
C. Punjab University
D. University of Dhaka
Correct Answer: A
It was elevated into Aligarh Muslim University in 1920.
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The MAO College was one of the early major ____ institutions in British India.
A. Residential educational
B. Naval military
C. Agricultural revenue
D. Industrial factory
Correct Answer: A
The college adopted a residential model inspired by British universities.
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MAO College combined English education with instruction in:
A. Islamic and Oriental studies
B. Naval engineering only
C. Roman Catholic theology only
D. Maratha warfare
Correct Answer: A
Its curriculum aimed to unite Western learning with Muslim moral and cultural formation.
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The letters 'M.A.O.' in MAO College stand for:
A. Muhammadan Anglo-Oriental
B. Muslim Academic Organization
C. Modern Asian Observatory
D. Muhammadan Administrative Office
Correct Answer: A
The institution was called the Muhammadan Anglo-Oriental College.
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Which Viceroy is associated with the formal opening or foundation ceremony of the MAO College in 1877?
A. Lord Lytton
B. Lord Curzon
C. Lord Ripon
D. Lord Mountbatten
Correct Answer: A
Viceroy Lord Lytton participated in the college's formal inauguration in 1877.
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The Muhammadan Anglo-Oriental College was established at:
A. Aligarh
B. Delhi
C. Lucknow
D. Bijnor
Correct Answer: A
Aligarh became the centre of Sir Syed's educational movement.
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The Muhammadan Anglo-Oriental College was established in:
A. 1866
B. 1875
C. 1877
D. 1920
Correct Answer: C
The institution became the Muhammadan Anglo-Oriental College in 1877.
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The foundation of the Muhammadan Anglo-Oriental School was laid in:
A. 1864
B. 1870
C. 1875
D. 1886
Correct Answer: C
The school began in 1875 and developed into the college.
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Which committee was organized to collect funds and plan the Aligarh college?
A. Muhammadan Anglo-Oriental College Fund Committee
B. East India Company Board
C. Congress Working Committee
D. Khilafat Committee
Correct Answer: A
The fund committee organized subscriptions, planning and public support for the institution.
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Sir Syed wanted his proposed college to teach modern subjects without abandoning:
A. Islamic values
B. British military discipline only
C. Persian monarchy
D. European church law
Correct Answer: A
His objective was synthesis rather than complete imitation of the West.
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The educational model most influential on Sir Syed's college project was:
A. The British residential college
B. The Ottoman military camp
C. The Mughal mansabdari system
D. The French trading factory
Correct Answer: A
The residential and tutorial traditions of British universities shaped the Aligarh model.
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Sir Syed returned from England in:
A. 1866
B. 1870
C. 1875
D. 1886
Correct Answer: B
He returned in 1870 and intensified fundraising and institutional planning.
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Sir Syed's visit to England strengthened his determination to establish:
A. A modern Muslim educational institution
B. A military empire
C. A European trading company
D. A hereditary monarchy
Correct Answer: A
He sought an institution combining modern education with Muslim cultural and religious values.
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During his stay in Britain, Sir Syed studied the educational systems of:
A. Oxford and Cambridge
B. Harvard and Yale
C. Moscow and St Petersburg
D. Paris and Lyon only
Correct Answer: A
Oxford and Cambridge influenced his vision of a residential Muslim college.
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Sir Syed Ahmad Khan travelled to England in:
A. 1857
B. 1864
C. 1869
D. 1888
Correct Answer: C
He visited England in 1869 and remained there into 1870.
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Which pair is correctly matched?
A. Asbab-e-Baghawat-e-Hind—Causes of the Revolt of 1857
B. Tabyin-ul-Kalam—History of Delhi
C. Aligarh Institute Gazette—Mughal revenue code
D. Tahzib-ul-Akhlaq—Biography of Akbar
Correct Answer: A
Asbab-e-Baghawat-e-Hind analysed the reasons behind the uprising.
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Which pair is correctly matched?
A. Asar-us-Sanadid—Monuments of Delhi
B. Asbab-e-Baghawat-e-Hind—Taj Mahal
C. Tahzib-ul-Akhlaq—Military manual
D. Khutbat-e-Ahmadiya—Land settlement
Correct Answer: A
Asar-us-Sanadid is his historical and archaeological account of Delhi.
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Sir Syed used journalism primarily as an instrument of:
A. Education and social change
B. Military recruitment
C. Commercial advertising only
D. Court entertainment
Correct Answer: A
His journals addressed science, ethics, politics, religion and community reform.
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Which quality best characterizes Sir Syed's Urdu prose?
A. Clear, argumentative and reform-oriented
B. Entirely mystical poetry
C. Only courtly verse
D. Purely legal Latin
Correct Answer: A
His essays helped establish a direct and persuasive style of modern Urdu prose.
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Sir Syed's Quranic commentary is noted for using:
A. Reason and natural-law explanations
B. Medieval European astrology only
C. Military reports
D. Sanskrit grammar
Correct Answer: A
His exegesis often offered rational or naturalistic interpretations of difficult passages.