The college that was established in Banaras in 1791 was the Sanskrit College. It was founded by Jonathan Duncan, the British Resident of the East India Company at Varanasi, with the purpose of promoting the study of ancient Indian texts and literature in Sanskrit language. The college was later renamed as Sampurnanand Sanskrit University.
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Assertion: British capital accumulation in the 18th century was reinvested in industrial development.
Reason: The capital was largely controlled by merchants and industrialists instead of the feudal aristocracy.
Assertion A: Sir Charles Napier justified the annexation of Sindh on moral and legal grounds.
Reason R: He described it as a “useful humane piece of rascality”.
Which of the following acts authorised the Governor General to override his council in matters affecting the interest of British empire in India?
