The Education Council (in India) tried to establish a university in which of the following?

ABengal Presidency ✓ Correct

BBombay Presidency

CMadras Presidency

DNorth-Western Provinces

Correct answer: (A) Bengal Presidency

Explanation

The Education Council in India tried to establish a university in the Bengal Presidency.

The Bombay Presidency was not the region of this attempt.

The Madras Presidency was not where the council sought to set one up.

The North-Western Provinces were not the intended location.

This effort preceded the founding of the University of Calcutta in 1857.

The Council of Education had grown out of earlier bodies overseeing instruction in Bengal.

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