The 'Aligarh Muslim University' was originally established as? MCQ with Answer and Explanation

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The 'Aligarh Muslim University' was originally established as?

A. Aligarh College

B. Jamia Millia Islamia

C. Mohammedan Anglo-Oriental College

D. Darul Uloom

Answer: Option C

Solution (By JKSSB Mock Tests)

It was founded as the Mohammedan Anglo-Oriental (MAO) College in 1875 by Sir Syed Ahmad Khan, and it became AMU in 1920.

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