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Civilizing the Natives, Education the Nation

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

When did William Jones arrive in Calcutta?

a)

1783

b)

1835

c)

1919

d)

1789

2.

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

a)

True

b)

False

3.

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

a)

Pandita Ramabai

b)

Tarabai Shinde

c)

Mahatma Gandhi

d)

Swami Dayanand Saraswati

4.

The English Education Act was introduced in

a)

1780

b)

1920

c)

1833

d)

1835

5.

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

a)

1866

b)

1854

c)

1918

d)

1890

6.

When was the Madrasa in Calcutta set up?

a)

1781

b)

1800

c)

1750

d)

1857

7.

A Hindu college was established in 1791 to encourage the study of ancient Sanskrit texts. Where was this college established?

a)

Benaras

b)

Calcutta

c)

Bengal

d)

Bihar

8.

What was Mahatma Gandhi's opinion on Western Education?

a)

Western education destroyed the pride Indians had in their own culture and created a sense of inferiority in their minds.

b)

He wanted to combine the best elements of Western and Indian education and culture.

c)

Western Education was the best. It helps to understand new wonderful things that had sense and had no errors.

9.

William Jones was a linguist because

a)

he had studied Greek and Latin

b)

he knew French and English

c)

he had learnt Persian

d)

all of these

10.

William Jones had started a journal which was called

a)

The Times of India

b)

Bengal Gazette

c)

Asiatick Research

d)

Philosphical Research

11.

_______ was an English official who had deep respect for the Indian culture.

a)

Henry Colebrook

b)

James Warren

c)

Bruce Jones

d)

Paul Henry

12.

To promote Islamic law, a madarasa was set up at ______ in 1861.

a)

Bombay

b)

Calcutta

c)

Benaras

d)

Lucknow

13.

_______ was introduced in India in 1835.

a)

English Education Act

b)

Arabic Education Act

c)

Sanskrit Education Act

d)

Civil Services Act

14.

Those who have scholarly knowledge of Asiatic language and culture are called _____

a)

Linguistic

b)

Orientalists

c)

Vernacularists

d)

Munshis

15.

Wood’s Dispatch for ‘Education for Commerce’ in India was introduced by ____.

a)

Charles Wood

b)

William Wood

c)

Henry Wood

d)

Archie Wood

16.

Wood’s Dispatch also aimed at clearing _______ of Indian people.

a)

poverty

b)

moral character

c)

illiteracy

d)

sophistication

17.

_______ saw India as an uncivilised society that needed to be civilised.

a)

James Mill

b)

Thomas Macaulay

c)

Robert Clive

d)

Warren Hastings

18.

Until 1813, East India Company was opposed to the _______ in India.

a)

missionary activities

b)

religious function

c)

education

d)

trade

19.

________ college was established in Calcutta on the banks of river Hooghly.

a)

Serampore

b)

Hindu

c)

Islamic

d)

Scottish

20.

_______ was one of the first British officials to attack the views of Orientalists.

a)

William Jones

b)

Henry Colebrook

c)

James Mill

d)

Henry Ongle

21.

According to Adam’s report, there were over ____ schools in rural Bihar and Bengal in the 1830s.

a)

1 lakh

b)

50 thousand

c)

2 lakhs

d)

5 lakhs

22.

In the 1830s, no classes were held for rural students once ______ started.

a)

harvest season

b)

rainy season

c)

winter season

d)

summer season

23.

Wood’s Dispatch was introduced in _____.

a)

1854

b)

1855

c)

1845

d)

1839

24.

According to Aurbindo Ghosh, education should awaken the spirit of ___ among students of India.

a)

religion

b)

nationality

c)

thoughtfulness

d)

integration

25.

William Adam toured the districts of _____ and _______ in 1830s.

a)

Banaras

b)

Calcutta

c)

Bengal

d)

Bihar

26.

Rabindranath Tagore thought 'santiniketan' a place where children could cultivate their natural creativity because

a)

no British were allowed

b)

there they can live in harmony with nature

c)

it was known for different trees

d)

it was 100 km away from Calcutta

27.

James Mill said the following lines

a)

Literacy in itself us not education

b)

grave errors of the East

c)

a single shelf of good European Library was worth the whole native literature of India and Arabia

28.

2.___________________ was set up by William Jones,Henry Thomas Colebrooke in Bengal.

a)

Benaras University

b)

Asiatic Society of Bengal

c)

Presidency College of Madras

d)

Shantiniketan

29.

4.In 1854,the Court of Directors of the East India Company in London appointed___________________ to set up new Educational Policies.

a)

James Mill

b)

Henry Thomas

c)

William Adams

d)

Charles Wood

30.

Rabindranath Tagore started Shantiniketan , an educational institution in which year?

a)

1904

b)

1864

c)

1901

d)

1921