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WorksheetsCivilising the native, educating the nation
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 16mins
who is a linguist ?
(a)
Who is the person who arrived at calcutta and had an appointment as a junior judge at the supreme court
Henry Thomas Colebrooke
Nathaniel halhed
William jones
Thomas babington
In which year did william jones arrive in calcutta?
1794
1858
1923
1783
Who were the englishmen who shared interests with jones ?
(a)
Together they set up the __________ and started the journal ______-
Asiatic society of bengal
East india company
Asiatick Researches
Madrasa
When and where was the 'madrasa' set up?
(a)
Which college was established in Benaras in 1791?
Asiatic society
Hindu college
madrasa
none of the above
Who was the one who attacked the orientalists ?
Mahatma gandhi
william jones
james mill
Rabindranath tagore
What was the aim of education according to james mill ?
(a)
Who saw INDIA as an uncivilised country that needed to be civilised
Thomas macaulay
james mill
richard westmacoot
charles wood
What was the famous wordings of Thomas Babington Macaulay ?
(a)
When was the english education act introduced?
1934
1903
1834
1835
Which institutions were seen as "temples of darkness that were falling of themselves into decay."
calcutta and madrasa
benaras sanskrit college
Asiatick researches
pathshalas
In 1854, the court of directors of the east india company in london set an educational despatch to the governor general of india. Issued by _____________, the president of the board of control of the company. It has come to be known as _______________
Thomas ; macaulay's minute
william jones ; asiatic society of bengal
charles wood ; wood's despatch
tagore ; shantiniketan
In the 1830s, ___________________,a ______________________, toured the districts of bengal and bihar who had to report the progress of education in vernacular schools
(a)
Who is a munshi?
(a)
Who were the 2 individuals who reacted against western education?
(a)
what according to mahatma gandhi did not count as education?
(a)
Who established the shantiniketan and when?
Rabindranath tagore in 1901
mahatma gandhi in 1905
Sarojini naidu in 1901
rabindranath tagore in 1905
How did rabindranath tagore see shantiniketan as ?
(a)
