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Civilizing the “Native”, Educating the Nation

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

William Jones was a linguist because

a)

he had studied Greek and Latin

b)

he knew French and English

c)

he had learned Persian and Arabic

d)

all of these

2.

Madrasa was set up in Calcutta in the year

a)

1750

b)

1781

c)

1771

d)

1761

3.

According to whom, “English education had enslaved Indians”?

a)

Mahatma Gandhi

b)

Rabindranath Tagore

c)

Subhas Chandra Bose

d)

Aacharya Vinoba Bhave

4.

Linguist is Someone who knows and studies several languages

a)

True

b)

False

5.

The Education Act was introduced in the year

a)

1850

b)

1835

c)

1910

d)

1900

6.

Asiatick Researches was NOT started by

a)

William jones

b)

Henry Thomas Colebrooke

c)

William Carey

d)

Nathaniel Halhed

7.

Study of which of the following was NOT the purpose of setting up Madrasa in Calcutta in 1781?

a)

Arabic

b)

Sanskrit

c)

Islamic laws

d)

Persian

8.

Mahatma Gandhi was the promotor of English language.

a)

True

b)

False

9.

Thomas Macaulay thought that European education was necessary in India.

a)

True

b)

False

10.

What type of school did Tagore want to set up?

a)

Where the child was happy

b)

Where he/she could be free and creative

c)

He/she was able to explore her own thoughts and desire

d)

All of the above

11.

Hindu College was set up at Banaras to encourage the study of ancient Hindi texts

a)

True

b)

False

12.

William Adam was a Scottish missionary.

a)

True

b)

False

13.

Henry Thomas Colebrooke was a scholar in Persian and ancient sacred writings of Hinduism

a)

True

b)

False

14.

Madrasa is an Arabic word for a place of learning; any type of school or college

a)

True

b)

False

15.

Charles Wood’s Despatch was related with which of the following?

a)

Education

b)

Trade

c)

Administrative Reforms

d)

Military Reforms

16.

Adam found that there were over __ lakh pathshalas in Bengal and Bihar, and over __ students in a patashala

a)

20 lakh, 15

b)

2 lakh, 20

c)

1 lakh, 20

d)

5 lakh, 15

17.

Charles Wood emphasised the practical benefits of a system of ………………….. learnings

a)

American

b)

European

c)

Indian

d)

Korean

18.

Patashala is a place of arts

a)

False

b)

True

19.

Wood’s Despatch is An order brought from England to India by Wood.

a)

True

b)

Falsse

20.

Munshi is a person who can read, write and teach Persian.

a)

True

b)

False