Education and the British rule

To promote Western learning, the British established universities in:

• Calcutta

• Madras

• Bombay

• All of these

Which of the following is known as the Magna carta of English education in India

• English Education Act

• Wood's Despatch

• Chater Act of 1853

• National education policy

In which year was the Hindu college established in Banares

• 1791

• 1871

• 1879

• 1792

Name the new education system envisioned by Mahatma Gandhi ?

• National council of Education

• Arya Samaj

• Nai Taleem

• Satya Sodhak samaj

Which of the following is not a merit of the modern education system?

• It helped to Eradicate several undesirable customs and superstitions

• It introduced indians to the ideas of freedom, nationalism and justice

• The higher education system set up by the british was of no practical use to the Indians

• English gave a common platform to bring indians together

Who founded the Brahmo samak as a step to reform Indian society ?

• Dayanand Saraswati

• Rabindranath Tagore

• Raja Ram Mohan Roy

• Mahatma Gandhi

............ means local language or dialect .

• Madarsa

• Orientation

• Vernacular

• Rudimentary

The.......... made English the medium of instruction for Institutes of Higher Education.

• Charter Act of 1813

• English Education Act 1835

• Charter Act of 1833

• Wood's Dispatch

Lord Macaulay was ............... ,who felt Indians needed to be civilised.

• Orientalist

• Social reformer

• Civil servant

• Anglicist

Higher education in the pre British period was ............. in nature .

• Political

• Scientific

• Technical

• Religious