History of Education in India

Which year did the British East India Company start formal education in India?

• 1813

• 1857

• 1776

• 1795

The Charter Act of 1813 allocated how much money annually for the promotion of education in India?

• 1 lakh rupees

• 10,000 rupees

• 2 lakh rupees

• 50,000 rupees

What was the main recommendation of the Macaulay Minute of 1835?

• To establish a new university system based on traditional Indian education.

• To abolish all forms of education in India.

• To promote local languages over English in India.

• To promote English education in India.

The Wood’s Dispatch of 1854 is also known as what?

• • The Magna Carta of English Education in India

• • The Education Reform Act

• • The Indian Education Commission
    

• • The Charter Act

Which of the following was a key recommendation of the Wood’s Dispatch?

• • Establishment of primary schools only

• • Introduction of English language

• • Establishment of universities in Bombay, Calcutta, and Madras

• • Compulsory education for all

What was a major objective of the Indian Universities Act of 1904?

• • Expansion of primary education

• • Regulation and control of universities

• • Establishment of more colleges

• • Introduction of vocational training

The Hartog Committee Report of 1929 focused on what aspect of Indian education?

• • a) Expansion of higher education

• • b) Quality of primary education

• • c) Development of technical education

• • d) Teacher training
    

The Hunter Commission was known for recommending the division of education into which two levels?

• • a) Primary and Higher

• • b) Elementary and Secondary

• • c) Primary and Secondary

• • d) Secondary and Tertiary
    

The Kothari Commission, established in 1964, was influenced by which earlier British education commission’s recommendations?

• • a) Hunter Commission

• • b) Wood’s Dispatch

• • c) Sadler Commission

• • d) Wardha Scheme
    

The Wardha Scheme of Basic Education was proposed by whom?

• • a) Mahatma Gandhi

• • b) Lord Macaulay

• • c) Rabindranath Tagore

• • d) Jawaharlal Nehru