Correct answer: (b) 2 only
Explanation
- A
1 and 2
(a) 1 and 2. Pair 2 is right—Calcutta Madrasa (1781) was founded by Warren Hastings—but pair 1 is wrong: the Sanskrit College at Benares (1791) was Jonathan Duncan’s project, not Sir William Jones’s (Asiatic Society, 1784). This option is not the key.
- B
2 only
(b) 2 only. Only Hastings–Calcutta Madrasa is correctly paired. Jones did not found Benares Sanskrit College; Fort William College (1800) was Lord Wellesley (Richard Colley Wellesley), not Arthur Wellesley. This option is the official key.
- C
1 and 3
(c) 1 and 3. Both remaining pairs mis-name the founder. This option is not the key.
- D
3 only
(d) 3 only. Arthur Wellesley (the later Duke of Wellington) did not found Fort William College. This option is not the key.
Summary. Official key is (b) 2 only. Warren Hastings founded the Calcutta Madrasa in 1781. William Jones founded the Asiatic Society, not the Benares Sanskrit College (Jonathan Duncan, 1791). Fort William College was set up by Governor-General Lord Wellesley in 1800, not by his brother Arthur. Only pair 2 is therefore correct.