Civilizing the Natives, Education the Nation

When did William Jones arrive in Calcutta?

• 1783

• 1835

• 1919

• 1789

James Mill supported Oriental way of learning and even encouraged the Orientalists

• True

• False

"Literacy in itself is not education" "English education has enslaved us" These words were spoken by whom?

• Pandita Ramabai

• Tarabai Shinde

• Mahatma Gandhi

• Swami Dayanand Saraswati

The English Education Act was introduced in

• 1780

• 1920

• 1833

• 1835

When was the Wood's Despatch issued by Charles Wood sent?

• 1866

• 1854

• 1918

• 1890

When was the Madrasa in Calcutta set up?

• 1781

• 1800

• 1750

• 1857

A Hindu college was established in 1791 to encourage the study of ancient Sanskrit texts. Where was this college established?

• Benaras

• Calcutta

• Bengal

• Bihar

What was Mahatma Gandhi's opinion on Western Education?

• Western education destroyed the pride Indians had in their own culture and created a sense of inferiority in their minds.

• He wanted to combine the best elements of Western and Indian education and culture.

• Western Education was the best. It helps to understand new wonderful things that had sense and had no errors.

William Jones was a linguist because

• he had studied Greek and Latin

• he knew French and English

• he had learnt Persian

• all of these

William Jones had started a journal which was called

• The Times of India

• Bengal Gazette

• Asiatick Research

• Philosphical Research