Name the person who arrived in Calcutta in $1783$ and was appointed as junior judge at the Supreme Court.
- AWarren Hastings.
- BLord Comwalis.
- ✓William Jones.
- DHenry Thomas.
Answer: C.
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$...........$ was introduced in India in $1835.$
- ✓English Education Act.
- BArabic Education Act.
- CSanskrit Education Act.
- DCivil Services Act.
Answer: A.
View full solution →The ideas of William Jones were supported by:
- AJames mill.
- BThomas macaulay.
- CCharles wood.
- ✓Henry thomas colebrooke.
Answer: D.
View full solution →A madrasa was set up in Calcutta in $1781$ to promote the study of:
- AUrdu.
- ✓Arabic.
- CAncient history of India.
- DMuslim religion.
Answer: B.
View full solution →$...........$ saw India as an uncivilised society that needed to be civilised.
- AJames Mill.
- ✓Thomas Macaulay.
- CRobert Clive.
- DWarren Hastings.
Answer: B.
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Rabindranath Tagore felt that children ought to be subjected to strict discipline.
Rabindranath Tagore felt that children ought to be subjected to strict discipline.
State whether the following statement is True or False.
Thomas Macaulay was in favour of the promotion of Oriental institutions.
Thomas Macaulay was in favour of the promotion of Oriental institutions.
State whether the following statement is True or False.
Rabindranath Tagore did a lot for the spread of English education in India.
Rabindranath Tagore did a lot for the spread of English education in India.
True Or False.
Mahatma Gandhi thought that promotion of literacy was the most important aim of education.
Mahatma Gandhi thought that promotion of literacy was the most important aim of education.
State whether the following statement is True or False.
Mahatma Gandhi never approved English education in India.
Mahatma Gandhi never approved English education in India.
Fill in the blank with appropriate word to complete sentence.
There was no system of annual examinations in $…….....$
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Fill in the blank with appropriate word to complete sentence.
Warren Hastings took the initiative to set up the Calcutta ________ and believed that ancient customs of the country and ________ of learning ought to be the basis of _________ rule in India.
Warren Hastings took the initiative to set up the Calcutta ________ and believed that ancient customs of the country and ________ of learning ought to be the basis of _________ rule in India.
Fill in the blank with appropriate word to complete sentence.
Together with Henry Thomas Colebrooke and Nathaniel Halhed, Jones set up the _________ of Bengal, and started a journal called _______.
Together with Henry Thomas Colebrooke and Nathaniel Halhed, Jones set up the _________ of Bengal, and started a journal called _______.
Fill in the blank.
There was no system of annual examinations in $…….....$
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Fill in the blank with appropriate word to complete sentence.
Many British officials said that knowledge of the was full of errors and thought $…….....$
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Who were Orientalists?
Why was Hindu College established?
What type of education was given to the children in pathshalas?
Name the places where universities were first established by the company in India?
What does munshi mean?
Observe the picture taken and answer the questions that follow: 
Questions:
Questions:
- Who is he?
- What do you know about him?
Why did Mahatma Gandhi want to teach children handicrafts?
Why did William Jones feel the need to study Indian history, philosophy and law?
Read the following extract and answer the questions that follow:An argument for European knowledge
Wood’s Despatch of 1854 marked the final triumph of those who opposed Oriental learning. It stated:
We must emphatically declare that the education which we desire to see extended in India is that which has for its object the diffusion of the improved arts, services, philosophy, and literature of Europe, in short, European knowledge.
Questions:
Wood’s Despatch of 1854 marked the final triumph of those who opposed Oriental learning. It stated:
We must emphatically declare that the education which we desire to see extended in India is that which has for its object the diffusion of the improved arts, services, philosophy, and literature of Europe, in short, European knowledge.
Questions:
- When did Wood’s Despatch come in light?
- What type of education did the Despatch want to extend in India?
Thomas Macaulay urged the British government to promote western education in India. Give reason.
What measures were taken by the English Education Act of 1835?
Why did many Company officials in India want to promote Indian rather than Western learning?
Why many British officials criticized the Orientalists?
What measures were taken by the British after issuing of Wood's Despatch?
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Explain the measures introduced by the British following the 1854 Despatch.
OR
Explain the measures introduced by the British following the 1854 Despatch.
What meassure did the company undertake to improve pathshalas?
Write a note on Rabindranath Tagore and his school Shantiniketan.
Match the following:
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William Jones
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promotion of English education
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Rabindranath Tagore
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respect for ancient cultures
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Thomas Macaulay
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gurus
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Mahatma Gandhi
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learning in a natural environment
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Pathshalas
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critical of English education
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What type of education did Mahatma Gandhi want in India?
What was the condition of pathshalas where William Adam toured?
What was the report of William Adam about education in vernacular schools?
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Write a short note on the report of William Adam regarding education system prevalent in India.
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Write a short note on the report of William Adam regarding education system prevalent in India.
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