Fort William College at Calcutta was established in
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Correct Answer: Option D
Detailed Explanation:
Fort William College was established in 1800 CE by Lord Wellesley in Calcutta to train British civil servants in Indian languages like Persian, Sanskrit, Hindi, Bengali, Urdu, and Marathi for effective colonial administration.
The college was not founded in 1802 CE, and its primary purpose was practical language training for governance, not historical research or cultural understanding.
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