Question 01
Which editor of the Urdu newspaper Sahifa suggested, at the first education conference of 1915 in Hyderabad, that a university be established?
- Option A: Mir Akbar Ali
- Option B: Mohammed Mortuza
- Option C: Mehdi Yar Jung
- Option D: Madapati Hanumantha Rao
Answer and explanation
Answer: A. Mir Akbar Ali
**Why A is correct.** **Mir Akbar Ali**, editor of the Urdu paper **Sahifa**, proposed a university at the **1915** conference. **Why B is incorrect.** Mohammed Mortuza: he **conducted** the first education conference of **1915** but the suggestion is credited to Mir Akbar Ali. **Why C is incorrect.** Mehdi Yar Jung: he was the **Vice-Chancellor** of Osmania University in **1938**. **Why D is incorrect.** Madapati Hanumantha Rao: he established a **Telugu-medium school** at **Narayanguda**.