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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 Milia Islamia, or Muslim National University, in which of the following Indian cities?

ADelhi
BHyderabad
CLucknow
DAligarh ✓ Correct
Correct answer: (D) Aligarh
Explanation

Jamia Millia Islamia, the Muslim National University, was founded at Aligarh in 1920 under the leadership of Maulana Mohammad Ali.

It was not established at Delhi originally, though it later shifted there.

Hyderabad was not its founding city.

Lucknow was not the site of its establishment.

It grew out of the non-cooperation movement's boycott of official institutions.

It moved to Delhi in 1925 and is today a central university.

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