History · Colonial Economy
UGC NET December 2024 History
Who among the following became one of the first two graduates of Calcutta University?
ABankim Chandra Chatterjee ✓ Correct
BDevendra Nath Tagore
CSurendra Nath Banerjee
DKadambini Ganguly
Correct answer: (A) Bankim Chandra Chatterjee — The answer is Bankim Chandra Chatterjee.
Explanation
★The answer is Bankim Chandra Chatterjee.
★The University of Calcutta, established on 24 January 1857, was Asia's first multidisciplinary Western-style university.
★Initially it functioned only as an affiliating and examining body.
★In 1858 two of the eight candidates who appeared for graduation were successful.
★These two were Bankim Chandra Chatterjee and Jadunath Bose.
★So Bankim Chandra Chatterjee was one of the first two graduates.
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