Q. With reference to Sir Syd Ahmad Khan, consider the following statements:
1. He was the founder of Aligarh Muslim University.
2. He founded the magazine Tahzebul Akhlaq.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Answer: C
Notes:
Statement 1 is correct: In 1877, he founded the Muhammadan Anglo Oriental College on the pattern of Oxford and Cambridge universities. The college later grew into Aligarh Muslim University.
Statement 2 is correct: Tahzebul Akhlaq (Social Reformer in English), a magazine founded by him, tried to awaken people’s consciousness on social and religious issues in a very expressive prose. He has also written a pamphlet titled “The Causes of the Indian Revolt” to explain the reasons for the revolt from a Indian perspective.
Source: The Hindu
