{"id":2593,"date":"2025-05-04T20:12:10","date_gmt":"2025-05-04T14:42:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lotusarise.com\/qna\/?p=2593"},"modified":"2025-05-04T20:12:16","modified_gmt":"2025-05-04T14:42:16","slug":"q-wellesley-established-the-fort-william-college-calcutta-because","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lotusarise.com\/qna\/upsc\/q-wellesley-established-the-fort-william-college-calcutta-because","title":{"rendered":"Q. Wellesley established the Fort William College Calcutta because"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list mcq\">\n<li>he was asked by the Board of Directors at London to do so<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>he wanted to revive interest in oriental learning in India<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>he wanted to provide William Carey and his associates with employment<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>he wanted to train British civilians for administrative purpose in India<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Answer:<\/strong>&nbsp;<strong>(d) he wanted to train British civilians for administrative purpose in India<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"fort-william-college\"><strong>Fort William College:<\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Establishment of Fort William College:<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Fort William College was established\u00a0<strong>in 1800 in Calcutta by Lord Wellesley, the Governor-General of India.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Purpose:<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>The primary aim of establishing the college was to provide training to British officials and civilians in the languages, literature, and culture of India<\/strong>, thereby equipping them for better administration and governance in the country.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>This was seen as essential for effective administration given the British presence in India.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Oriental Learning:<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>While there was a revival of interest in oriental learning during this period, the direct motivation for the establishment of the college was to facilitate administrative training rather than solely to promote such learning.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Employment for William Carey:<\/strong>\n<ul 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