MODERN HISTORY

The Asiatic Society of Bengal was founded by-

• Sir William Jones

• Wilkins

• Maz Muller

• James Princep

Who among the following was offered the membership of Royal Asiatic Society of Paris?

• Dadabhai Naoroji

• Michael Madhusudan Dutta

• Raja Rammohan Roy

• Vivekannad

Answer explanation

Dadbhai Naoroji was liberal Party member of Parliament(MP) in the United Kingdom House of Common between 1892 to 1895 and first Asian to be British MP.

Raja Ram Mohan Roy Founde Brhamo Samaj in 1828,

Swami Vivekanand founded Ramkrishna mission in 1897 and also participated in parliament of world religion in 1893

In the Hunter Commision report. special emphasis was laid on the development of:

• Girls Eduxation

• Higher Education

• Primary Education

• Technical Education

Answer explanation

Hunter commission was founded under W.W. Hunter in 1882 for reviewing the educational development after 1854. it was organized by Lord Rippon and recommended for primary education development

Which Act of British Government Granted Rs. One Lakh for Indian Education for the first time?

• Woods dispatch

• Charter Act of 1813

• Charter act of 1853

• Indian Council Act of 1892

When was the national council of Education established?

• 15th Aug 1903

• 15th Aug 1904

• 15th Aug 1905

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Who among the following Englishmen, first translated Bhagvat-Gita into English?

• William Jones

• Charles Wilkins

• Alexander Cunningham

• John Marshall

Who was the first Indian to be elected to the British Parliament?

• Dadabhai Naoroji

• Bal Gangadhar Tilak

• Gopal Krishna Gokhale

• Madan Mohan Malaviya

Who was the first Indian to clear the Indian Civil Services Examination?

• Subhas Chandra Bose

• Dr. Rajendra Prasad

• Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel

• Satyendranath Tagore

The propounder of "Filtration Theory" In India's education policy was:

• Charles Wood

• Macaulay

• J.S. Mill

• Cornwallis

In whose reign was English Education introduced in India?

• Lord William Cavendish Bentinck

• Lord Hardinge

• Lord Minto

• Lord Dalhousie