Question

Who among the following established the Banaras Hindu University?
1. Rabindranath Tagore
2. Ganesh Shankar Vidyarthi
3. Govind Ballabh Pant
4. Madan Mohan Malaviya

Answer 1

Correct Answer - Option 4 : Madan Mohan Malaviya

The correct answer is Madan Mohan Malaviya.

• Madan Mohan Malaviya established the Banaras Hindu University.

• Banaras Hindu University:
  • It was established by Prabhu Narayan Singh, Rameshwar Singh, Madan Mohan Malaviya, Sunder Lal, and Annie Besant in 1916.
  • It was earlier known as the Central Hindu College.
  • The engineering institute in the university was designated as an Indian Institute of Technology (IIT BHU) in 2012.
• Madan Mohan Malviya:
  • ​Bharat Dharma Mahamandala was founded by Pandit Madan Mohan Malaviya and Pandit Din Dayal Sharma in Varanasi in 1887 AD.
  • He established Hindu Mahasabha in 1915.
  • He is also known as Mahamana.
  • He launched the Hindi edition of Hindustan Times as Hindustan Dainik in 1936.

• Ganesh Shankar Vidyarthi was a journalist.
  • He was well known for his participation in the Non-cooperation movement.
• Govind Vallabh Pant served as the first Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh.
• Rabindranath Tagore was also known as the Gurudev.
  • The title of Gurudev was bestowed to him by Mahatma Gandhi.
  • His writing Gitanjali fetched him the Nobel Prize in 1913.
  • He founded the Vishwa Bharati University.