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WorksheetsCivilizing the “Native”, Educating the Nation
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
William Jones was a linguist because
he had studied Greek and Latin
he knew French and English
he had learned Persian and Arabic
all of these
Madrasa was set up in Calcutta in the year
1750
1781
1771
1761
According to whom, “English education had enslaved Indians”?
Mahatma Gandhi
Rabindranath Tagore
Subhas Chandra Bose
Aacharya Vinoba Bhave
Linguist is Someone who knows and studies several languages
True
False
The Education Act was introduced in the year
1850
1835
1910
1900
Asiatick Researches was NOT started by
William jones
Henry Thomas Colebrooke
William Carey
Nathaniel Halhed
Study of which of the following was NOT the purpose of setting up Madrasa in Calcutta in 1781?
Arabic
Sanskrit
Islamic laws
Persian
Mahatma Gandhi was the promotor of English language.
True
False
Thomas Macaulay thought that European education was necessary in India.
True
False
What type of school did Tagore want to set up?
Where the child was happy
Where he/she could be free and creative
He/she was able to explore her own thoughts and desire
All of the above
Hindu College was set up at Banaras to encourage the study of ancient Hindi texts
True
False
William Adam was a Scottish missionary.
True
False
Henry Thomas Colebrooke was a scholar in Persian and ancient sacred writings of Hinduism
True
False
Madrasa is an Arabic word for a place of learning; any type of school or college
True
False
Charles Wood’s Despatch was related with which of the following?
Education
Trade
Administrative Reforms
Military Reforms
Adam found that there were over __ lakh pathshalas in Bengal and Bihar, and over __ students in a patashala
20 lakh, 15
2 lakh, 20
1 lakh, 20
5 lakh, 15
Charles Wood emphasised the practical benefits of a system of ………………….. learnings
American
European
Indian
Korean
Patashala is a place of arts
False
True
Wood’s Despatch is An order brought from England to India by Wood.
True
Falsse
Munshi is a person who can read, write and teach Persian.
True
False
