UPSC Civil Services Model Paper 3

● Sir Syed launched the Aligarh Movement of which Aligarh was the center . Hence, Statement 1 is NOT correct .
● He had two immediate objectives in mind: to remove the state of misunderstanding and tension between the Muslims and the new British government, and to induce them to go after the opportunities available under the new regime without deviating in any way from the fundamentals of their faith.
● The Aligarh Movement had other objectives also such as:
◦ To persuade Muslims to learn English education . Hence, Statement 2 is correct .
◦ To persuade Muslims to abstain from politics of agitation.
◦ To produce an intellectual class from amongst the Muslim community.
◦ To bring a social and cultural reform amongst the Muslim community.