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Higher education in colonial India: In which year were the universities in the Presidency towns (Calcutta, Bombay, Madras) established? Context: Wood’s Despatch and University Act in British India. Choose the correct year.

Difficulty: Easy

1854
1857
1861
1882

Correct Answer: 1857

Explanation:

Given data
Three Presidency universities (Calcutta, Bombay, Madras) were set up together.

Concept/Approach
Use the timeline of Wood’s Despatch (1854) and the University Act implementation.

Reasoning
Following the 1854 Despatch, the three universities were established in 1857.

Final Answer
1857

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