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Civilising the natives, educating the nation

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

When did William Jones arrive in Calcutta?

a)

1783

b)

1835

c)

1919

d)

1789

2.

Who started the Asiatic Society of Bengal and a journal called Asiatick Researches

a)

William Jones

b)

Henry Thomas Colebrooke

c)

Nathaniel Halhed

d)

Thomas Babington Macaulay

e)

James Mill

3.

James Mill supported Oriental way of learning and even encouraged the Orientalists

a)

True

b)

False

4.

Who are the people in this image?

a)

Rabindranath Tagore & Mahatma Gandhi

b)

Mahatma Gandhi & William Adam

c)

Henry Thomas Colebrooke & William Carey

d)

Rabindranath Tagore & William Jones

5.

Tagore's Santiniketan is a book

a)

No, It's an institution

b)

Yes, It's a book

c)

No, It's a club

d)

No, It's a movement

6.

"Literacy in itself is not education" "English education has enslaved us" These words were spoken by whom?

a)

Henry Thomas Colebrooke

b)

Tarabai Shinde

c)

Mahatma Gandhi

d)

Swami Dayanand Saraswati

e)

Pandita Ramabai

7.

The English Education Act was introduced in

a)

1780

b)

1920

c)

1833

d)

1835

e)

1900

8.

When was the Wood's Despatch issued by Charles Wood sent?

a)

1866

b)

1854

c)

1918

d)

1890

e)

1800

9.

Munshi was a person who can read, write and teach Persian

a)

True

b)

False

10.

When was the Madrasa in Calcutta set up?

a)

1830

b)

1800

c)

1750

d)

1857

e)

1781