Civilising the natives, educating the nation

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When did William Jones arrive in Calcutta?

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1783

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Who started the Asiatic Society of Bengal and a journal called Asiatick Researches? Options: William Jones, Henry Thomas Colebrooke, Nathaniel Halhed, Thomas Babington Macaulay, James Mill

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William Jones

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Did James Mill support Oriental way of learning and encourage the Orientalists?

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False

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Who are the people in this image?

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Rabindranath Tagore & Mahatma Gandhi

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Is Tagore's Santiniketan a book?

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No, It's an institution

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Who said: "Literacy in itself is not education" and "English education has enslaved us"?

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Mahatma Gandhi

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The English Education Act was introduced in

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1835

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When was the Wood's Despatch issued by Charles Wood sent? Options: 1866, 1854, 1918, 1890, 1800

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1854

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Munshi was a person who can read, write and teach Persian.

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True

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When was the Madrasa in Calcutta set up? Options: 1830, 1800, 1750, 1857, 1781

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1781