Education and British Rule

Education and British Rule

8th Grade

15 Qs

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Education and British Rule

Education and British Rule

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Quiz

History

8th Grade

Hard

Created by

Haritharani R

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15 questions

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1.

FILL IN THE BLANK QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Who issued the Wood's Despatch in 1854, which is considered the Magna Carta of English education in India?

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which commission was appointed in 1882 to review the progress of education after Wood's Despatch?

Hunter Commission

Zakir Hussain Committee

Wardha Scheme of Education

Raleigh Commission

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was the main focus of the Hunter Commission's recommendations?

Higher education

Primary and secondary education

Vocational education

Women's education

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Who organized a national conference of Education in Wardha in October 1937?

Indian National Congress

Raja Ram Mohan Roy

James Mill

Charles Grant

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was the main objective of the English Education Act of 1835?

Establish universities in Calcutta, Bombay, and Madras

Introduce English as the medium of instruction

Promote Oriental institutions

Encourage traditional Indian education

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Who believed that modern education would destroy the faith of Indians in their own religions and they would follow Christianity?

Christian Missionaries

Charles Grant

William Wilberforce

William Jones

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which British official set up the Hindu college in Benaras in 1791 to encourage the study of ancient Sanskrit texts?

William Jones

Henry Thomas Colebrooke

Nathaniel Halhed

Jonathan Duncan

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