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Education and British rule class8

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What are all the things that were taught in ancient indian education?

a)

umrans

b)

puranas

c)

vedas

d)

pathshalas

2.

Did the british support ancient indian education?

a)

yes

b)

no

3.

when was the mentioned institutions formed? (year)

1.calcutta madrasa by warren hastings

2.sanskrit college by Jonathan duncan

3.Fort william college by Richard wellesly

a)

1782,1792,1800

b)

1771,1781,1800

c)

1781,1791,1800

d)

1791,1792,1800

4.

When did the British establish the Indian Medical service?

a)

1871

b)

1764

c)

1771

d)

1111

5.

how much did the charter act of 1813 sanction for indian education ?

a)

1 crore

b)

11 lakhs

c)

1 lakh

d)

10 lakhs

6.

indian who supported western education

a)

Gandhi ji

b)

Raja Rammohan Roy

c)

Ravindranath tagore

d)

Lala rajput rai

7.

who prepared the wood's despatch and in which year?

a)

Wood,1854

b)

Charles wood,1854

c)

Charles wood,1897

d)

Charles, 1891

8.

which of the following act was created by an indian?

a)

wardha scheme

b)

raleigh commision

c)

hunter commision

d)

Wood's despatch

9.

which of the following act was created by an indian?

a)

wardha scheme

b)

raleigh commision

c)

hunter commision

d)

Wood's despatch

10.

what theory did the british follow to bring western education in India?

a)

relativity theory

b)

Big bang theory

c)

Cell theory

d)

Downward filtration theory

11.

when did universities start for women?

a)

1918

b)

1917

c)

1919

d)

1916

12.

who built Shantiniketan?

a)

Tagore

b)

lala rajput rai

c)

Lord curzon

d)

Gandhi ji

13.

when did the Indian Universities act pass and by who?

a)

1907, Lord dalhousie

b)

1904, Lord Curzon

c)

1908, Lord wellesly

d)

1919, Lord Cornwallis

14.

when did the Indian Universities act pass and by who?

a)

1907, Lord dalhousie

b)

1904, Lord Curzon

c)

1908, Lord wellesly

d)

1919, Lord Cornwallis

15.

which of the following is a english missionary activist

a)

Gandhi ji

b)

Charles grant

c)

Lord curzon

d)

Charles wood

16.

In which year was the Hindu college established in Banares

a)

1791

b)

1871

c)

1879

d)

1792

17.

Name the new education system envisioned by Mahatma Gandhi ?

a)

National council of Education

b)

Arya Samaj

c)

Nai Taleem

d)

Satya Sodhak samaj

18.

Who founded the Brahmo samak as a step to reform Indian society ?

a)

Dayanand Saraswati

b)

Rabindranath Tagore

c)

Raja Ram Mohan Roy

d)

Mahatma Gandhi

19.

............ means local language or dialect .

a)

Madarsa

b)

Orientation

c)

Vernacular

d)

Rudimentary

20.

The.......... made English the medium of instruction for Institutes of Higher Education.

a)

Charter Act of 1813

b)

English Education Act 1835

c)

Charter Act of 1833

d)

Wood's Dispatch