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civilising the native educating the nation for grade 8

Total questions: 54

Worksheet time: 30mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

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

2.

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

a)

True

b)

False

3.

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

4.

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

5.

"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

6.

The English Education Act was introduced in

a)

1780

b)

1920

c)

1833

d)

1835

e)

1900

7.

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

a)

1866

b)

1854

c)

1918

d)

1890

e)

1800

8.

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

a)

True

b)

False

9.

When was the Madrasa in Calcutta set up?

a)

1830

b)

1800

c)

1750

d)

1857

e)

1781

10.

William Jones was an-

a)

president of board of control

b)

orientalist

c)

english education activist

d)

none of the above

11.

William Jones, Nathaniel Halhed and Henry Thomas Colebrook together set up the

a)

Asiatic Society of Bengal

b)

Asiatic Society of Madras

c)

Asiatick Society of Bengal

d)

Asiatick Society of Madras

12.

Officials influenced by the ideas of orientalists said that the

a)

Indians ought to be taught foreign sciences and educated about the technological advances of British

b)

Indians should be taught about their ancient past, because that is when India truly attained its glory

c)

Indians should be taught in both the Western and Eastern literature

d)

none of the above

13.

One of the most outspoken and influential critics of the oriental way of learning

a)

James Mill

b)

William Carey

c)

William Adam

d)

Thomas Babington Macaulay

14.

Advantages of the Wood's despatch according to the British

a)

Help Indians recognize the advantages of expansion of trade and commerce

b)

create a demand for British goods because the tastes of Indians will change when introduced to the European way of living

c)

Improvement of the moral character of Indians

d)

Help them see the importance of developing resources of the country

15.

The education act of 1835

a)

Education in the regional language was encouraged

b)

English was made the medium of higher education

c)

Oriental learning was advised to be promoted further

d)

English was made compulsory even in pathshalas

16.

Vernacular is a term used to describe the language of the imperial masters

a)

True

b)

False

17.

Hastings and other orientalists required the help of Indian scholars to

a)

teach them vernacular languages

b)

do their household chores

c)

tell them about the local languages and laws

d)

translate and interpret ancient texts

18.

"A single shelf of a good European library was worth whole native literature of India and Arabia" was said by

a)

Thomas Babington Macaulay

b)

Richard Westmacott

c)

Warren hastings

d)

Henry Thomas Colebrook

19.

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

a)

True

b)

False

20.

William Adams found the system of education

a)

rigid and flexible

b)

rigid

c)

flexible

21.

If the Hindu college was established in Benares then what was set up in Calcutta and why?

a)

Madrasa to promote the study of the Dharma-shastra and Arabic ,Persian and Islamic Law

b)

Madrasa to promote the study of Arabic ,Persian and Islamic law

c)

tell the community about local customs,laws and interpret ancient texts.

22.

Santiniketan is also referred to as

a)

pathshalas

b)

abode of peace

c)

Pathshala and missionary school

23.

""English Education has enslaved us""who said these lines ?

a)

Rabindranath Tagore

b)

Mahatma Gandhi

c)

W.C Banerjea

24.

Tagore was different from Gandhi because he

a)

was critical of of worship of machines and technology

b)

believed learning could only happen in a natural environment

c)

wanted to combine elements of western civilisation with what he saw as best with Indian tradition

25.

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

e)

Bombay

26.

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.

27.

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

28.

WHICH OF THESE IS NOT AN ORIENTALIST?

a)

THOMAS BABINGTON MACAULAY

b)

WILLIAM JONES

c)

HENRY THOMAS COLEBROOKE

d)

NATHANIEL HALHED

29.

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

30.

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

31.

8.The term vernacular language means_____________

a)

local language

b)

English language

c)

Persian language

d)

Sanskrit language

32.

9.Orientalist refers who _____________

a)

supports the language and culture of West

b)

advocates language and culture of Asia

33.

Who was Charles Wood?

a)

(а) The President of the Board of Control of the Company

b)

(b) e Commissioner of the Board of Control of the Company

c)

(c) An Educationist

d)

(d) Nonp of the above

34.

The English Education Act was passed....................

a)

(a) to materialise Macaulay’s thinking

b)

(b) to make the English the medium of instruction for higher education

c)

(c) to stop the promotion of oriental institutions

d)

(d) all of the above

35.

Tagore wanted to combine the elements of ……………………. with traditional Indian Education.

a)

(a) Eastern Education

b)

(b) Western Education

c)

(c) religious education

d)

(d) Local education

36.

A person who can read, write and teach Persian is known as _______

a)

Munshi

b)

Maulavi

c)

Qazi

d)

Brahman

37.

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

38.

_______ started Shantiniketan in 1901.

a)

Rabindranath Tagore

b)

Subhash Chandra Bose

c)

Aurbindo Ghosh

d)

R C Mukherjee

39.

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

a)

True

b)

False

40.

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

a)

Serampore

b)

Hindu

c)

Islamic

d)

Scottish

41.

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

a)

harvest season

b)

rainy season

c)

winter season

d)

summer season

42.

_______ started Shantiniketan in 1901.

a)

Rabindranath Tagore

b)

Subhash Chandra Bose

c)

Aurbindo Ghosh

d)

R C Mukherjee

43.

In the picture is Macaulay ,what is he famous for in history?

a)

Wood's Despatch

b)

Asiatick Researches

c)

Macaulay's minutes

44.

The pathshala the system suited local needs because

a)

rural children worked in fields

b)

Gurus worked on fields and then came to teach

c)

pathshala started only when crops were cut so children from peasant families could could students

45.

William Jones had started a journal which was called

a)

The Times of India

b)

Bengal Gazette

c)

Asiatick Research

d)

Philosphical Research

46.

_______ was introduced in India in 1835.

a)

English Education Act

b)

Arabic Education Act

c)

Sanskrit Education Act

d)

Civil Services Act

47.

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

a)

Linguistic

b)

Orientalists

c)

Vernacularists

d)

Munshis

48.

Mahatma Gandhi was the promotor of English language.

a)

True

b)

False

49.

William Adam was a Scottish missionary.

a)

True

b)

False

50.

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

a)

True

b)

False

51.

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

52.

Patashala is a place of arts

a)

False

b)

True

53.

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

a)

Banaras

b)

Calcutta

c)

Bengal

d)

Bihar

54.

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

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