Question

Fort William College was founded by ____________ to train the young British recruits to the civil services in India?

• A. Warren Hastings
• B. Lord Wellesley
• C. Lord Mayo
• D. Lord Dalhousie

Answer 1

Answer:

B. Lord Wellesley

Fort William College was founded on 10 July 1800 in Kolkata, British India and it’s established by Lord Wellesley. The main purpose of establishing this college was to be to teach Indian Languages to British officers to make the administration smooth and swift. The idea was to teach the British Civil Servants the local oriental culture, law, tradition, and administration to improve governance.