Paper 1 · Higher Education
UGC NET December 2023 (13.12.2023) Shift-II
The Hindu College of Calcutta was later renamed as:
ASurendranath College
BRam Mohan Roy College
CUniversity College
DPresidency College ✓ Correct
Correct answer: (D) Presidency College — The Hindu College of Calcutta was later renamed Presidency College, so that is the answer.
Explanation
★The Hindu College of Calcutta was later renamed Presidency College, so that is the answer.
★Hindu College was founded in 1817 in Calcutta.
★In 1855 the British government took it over as Presidency College.
★It was later placed under the newly established University of Calcutta.
★Today it is known as Presidency University, Kolkata.
★So its later name was Presidency College, not the other options.
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