WorksheetsEducation and the British rule
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 3mins
To promote Western learning, the British established universities in:
Calcutta
Madras
Bombay
All of these
Which of the following is known as the Magna carta of English education in India
English Education Act
Wood's Despatch
Chater Act of 1853
National education policy
In which year was the Hindu college established in Banares
1791
1871
1879
1792
Name the new education system envisioned by Mahatma Gandhi ?
National council of Education
Arya Samaj
Nai Taleem
Satya Sodhak samaj
Which of the following is not a merit of the modern education system?
It helped to Eradicate several undesirable customs and superstitions
It introduced indians to the ideas of freedom, nationalism and justice
The higher education system set up by the british was of no practical use to the Indians
English gave a common platform to bring indians together
Who founded the Brahmo samak as a step to reform Indian society ?
Dayanand Saraswati
Rabindranath Tagore
Raja Ram Mohan Roy
Mahatma Gandhi
............ means local language or dialect .
Madarsa
Orientation
Vernacular
Rudimentary
The.......... made English the medium of instruction for Institutes of Higher Education.
Charter Act of 1813
English Education Act 1835
Charter Act of 1833
Wood's Dispatch
Lord Macaulay was ............... ,who felt Indians needed to be civilised.
Orientalist
Social reformer
Civil servant
Anglicist
Higher education in the pre British period was ............. in nature .
Political
Scientific
Technical
Religious
