General Knowledge MCQs Test Paper 1

a. Cambridge University

b. Oxford University

c. University of Bologna

d. University of Warwick

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Among these four option in Mcq the oldest university in the world is The University of Bologna is the oldest one.

However The oldest existing, and continually operating educational institution in the world is the University of Karueein, founded in 859 AD in Fez, Morocco. The University of Bologna, Italy, was founded in 1088 and is the oldest one in Europe.

University of Karaouine, 859
Guinness World Records names this university the ‘oldest existing, and continually operating educational institution in the world’. The University of Karaouine also known as the Al Quaraouyine University, was founded by Fatima al-Fihri in 859 in Fes, Morocco, as a community mosque with an associated school.

Today the university still exists, offering studies in Islamic studies, legal sciences, comparative jurisprudence and more.