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Consider the following statements regarding Warren Hastings. 1. He was the first Governor-General of Bengal. 2. He founded Madrasa 'Aliya'. 3. He supported the foundation of the Bengal Asiatic Society, Which of the following statements given above is/are correct?

Consider the following statements regarding Warren Hastings. 1. He was the first Governor-General of Bengal. 2. He founded Madrasa 'Aliya'. 3. He supported the foundation of the Bengal Asiatic Society, Which of the following statements given above is/are correct? Correct Answer 1, 2 and 3

The correct answer is 1, 2, and 3.

Important Points

Warren Hastings

  • He was the first Governor of the Presidency of Fort William (Bengal), the head of the Supreme Council of Bengal, and thereby the first de facto Governor-General of Bengal from 1773 to 1785. Hence statement 1 is correct.
  • Hastings shared Clive's view that the three major British Presidencies (settlements), Madras, Bombay, and Calcutta, should all be brought under a single rule rather than being governed separately as they currently were.
  • While Governor, Hastings launched a major crackdown on bandits operating in Bengal which was largely successful.
  • In 1781, Hastings founded Madrasa 'Aliya; in 2007, it was transformed into Aliah University by the Government of India, at Calcutta. Hence statement 2 is correct.
  • In 1784, Hastings supported the foundation of the Bengal Asiatic Society, now the Asiatic Society of Bengal, by the oriental scholar Sir William Jones; it became a storehouse for information and data on the subcontinent and has existed in various institutional guises up to the present day. Hence statement 3 is correct.

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