UPSC Previous Year Question | Prelims GS | 2020

Wellesley established the Fort William College at Calcutta because

  1. he was asked by the Board of Directors at London to do so
  2. he wanted to revive interest in oriental learning in India
  3. he wanted to provide William Carey and his associates with employment
  4. he wanted to train British civilians for administrative purpose in India

Answer

Correct Answer

he wanted to train British civilians for administrative purpose in India

Explanation

Wellesley founded the college in 1800 to train young British civil servants of the Company in Indian languages, law and culture for administration. The Directors actually disapproved of it.

Topics: british expansion & administration, fort william college - training of civil servants, history, modern india