WorksheetsCivilising the native and educating the nation
Total questions: 55
Worksheet time: 29mins
William Jones arrived in Calcutta as a junior judge but he was also a _____________
French
Anglicist
Linguist
James Mill said the following lines
Literacy in itself us not education
grave errors of the East
a single shelf of good European Library was worth the whole native literature of India and Arabia
Santiniketan is also referred to as
pathshalas
abode of peace
Pathshala and missionary school
William Adams found the system of education
rigid and flexible
rigid
flexible
""English Education has enslaved us""who said these lines ?
Rabindranath Tagore
Mahatma Gandhi
W.C Banerjea
Gandhi argued colonial education had
destroyed the sense of pride in the Indian's own culture
created a sense of inferiority in in Indian Minds
Indian languages ought to be the medium of instruction
The pathshala the system suited local needs because
rural children worked in fields
Gurus worked on fields and then came to teach
pathshala started only when crops were cut so children from peasant families could could students
Tagore was different from Gandhi because he
was critical of of worship of machines and technology
believed learning could only happen in a natural environment
wanted to combine elements of western civilisation with what he saw as best with Indian tradition
In the picture is Macaulay ,what is he famous for in history?
Wood's Despatch
Asiatick Researches
Macaulay's minutes
If the Hindu college was established in Benares then what was set up in Calcutta and why?
Madrasa to promote the study of the Dharma-shastra and Arabic ,Persian and Islamic Law
Madrasa to promote the study of Arabic ,Persian and Islamic law
tell the community about local customs,laws and interpret ancient texts.
When did William Jones arrive in Calcutta?
1783
1835
1919
1789
Who started the Asiatic Society of Bengal and a journal called Asiatick Researches
William Jones
Henry Thomas Colebrooke
Nathaniel Halhed
Thomas Babington Macaulay
James Mill
James Mill supported Oriental way of learning and even encouraged the Orientalists
True
False
Who are the people in this image?
Rabindranath Tagore & Mahatma Gandhi
Mahatma Gandhi & William Adam
Henry Thomas Colebrooke & William Carey
Rabindranath Tagore & William Jones
Tagore's Santiniketan is a book
No, It's an institution
Yes, It's a book
No, It's a club
No, It's a movement
"Literacy in itself is not education" "English education has enslaved us" These words were spoken by whom?
Henry Thomas Colebrooke
Tarabai Shinde
Mahatma Gandhi
Swami Dayanand Saraswati
Pandita Ramabai
The English Education Act was introduced in
1780
1920
1833
1835
1900
When was the Wood's Despatch issued by Charles Wood sent?
1866
1854
1918
1890
1800
Munshi was a person who can read, write and teach Persian
True
False
When was the Madrasa in Calcutta set up?
1830
1800
1750
1857
1781
A Hindu college was established in 1791 to encourage the study of ancient Sanskrit texts. Where was this college established?
Benaras
Calcutta
Bengal
Bihar
Bombay
In the 1830s, William Adam a scottish missionary toured the districts of Bombay & Calcutta.
True
False
What was Mahatma Gandhi's opinion on Western Education?
Western education destroyed the pride Indians had in their own culture and created a sense of inferiority in their minds.
He wanted to combine the best elements of Western and Indian education and culture.
Western Education was the best. It helps to understand new wonderful things that had sense and had no errors.
William Jones was a linguist because
he had studied Greek and Latin
he knew French and English
he had learnt Persian
all of these
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
WHICH OF THESE IS NOT AN ORIENTALIST?
THOMAS BABINGTON MACAULAY
WILLIAM JONES
HENRY THOMAS COLEBROOKE
NATHANIEL HALHED
To promote Islamic law, a madarasa was set up at (a) in 1861
Wood’s Dispatch for ‘Education for Commerce’ in India was introduced by ____.
Charles Wood
William Wood
Jones Wood
James Wood
_______ saw India as an uncivilised society that needed to be civilised.
Robert Clive
James Mill
Thomas Macaulay
Warren Hastings
Which of these subjects were promoted in Madrasa in 1781?
Persian
Sanskrit texts
Ancient indian heritage
Arabic
William Adam toured the districts of _____ and _______ in 1830s.
Banaras
Calcutta
Bengal
Bihar
Up to the mid-nineteenth century, the Company was concerned primarily and higher education.
True
False
Rabindranath Tagore thought 'santiniketan' a place where children could cultivate their natural creativity because
no British were allowed
there they can live in harmony with nature
it was known for different trees
it was 100 km away from Calcutta
Who said that " English education has enslaved us."
Rabindranath Tagore
Aurobindo Ghose
Mahatma Gandhi
Kasturba Gandhi
According to Mahatma Gandhi, which type of knowledge is more important?
reading
writing
oral
William Jones had started a journal which was called
The Times of India
Bengal Gazette
Asiatick Research
Philosphical Research
To promote Islamic law, a madarasa was set up at ______ in 1861.
Bombay
Calcutta
Benaras
Lucknow
_______ was an English official who had deep respect for the Indian culture.
Henry Colebrook
James Warren
Bruce Jones
Paul Henry
Those who have scholarly knowledge of Asiatic language and culture are called _____
Linguistic
Orientalists
Vernacularists
Munshis
Wood’s Dispatch for ‘Education for Commerce’ in India was introduced by ____.
Charles Wood
William Wood
Henry Wood
Archie Wood
________ college was established in Calcutta on the banks of river Hooghly.
Serampore
Hindu
Islamic
Scottish
_______ was one of the first British officials to attack the views of Orientalists.
William Jones
Henry Colebrook
James Mill
Henry Ongle
In the 1830s, no classes were held for rural students once ______ started.
harvest season
rainy season
winter season
summer season
Wood’s Dispatch was introduced in _____.
1854
1855
1845
1839
To promote study of English texts, the company set up a Hindu College in _____
Benaras
Madras
Surat
Lucknow
_______ started Shantiniketan in 1901.
Rabindranath Tagore
Subhash Chandra Bose
Aurbindo Ghosh
R C Mukherjee
In the picture is Macaulay ,what is he famous for in history?
Wood's Despatch
Asiatick Researches
Macaulay's minutes
What was Mahatma Gandhi's opinion on Western Education?
Western education destroyed the pride Indians had in their own culture and created a sense of inferiority in their minds.
He wanted to combine the best elements of Western and Indian education and culture.
Western Education was the best. It helps to understand new wonderful things that had sense and had no errors.
""English Education has enslaved us""who said these lines ?
Rabindranath Tagore
Mahatma Gandhi
W.C Banerjea
The pathshala the system suited local needs because
rural children worked in fields
Gurus worked on fields and then came to teach
pathshala started only when crops were cut so children from peasant families could could students
Tagore was different from Gandhi because he
was critical of of worship of machines and technology
believed learning could only happen in a natural environment
wanted to combine elements of western civilisation with what he saw as best with Indian tradition
Who are the people in this image?
Rabindranath Tagore & Mahatma Gandhi
Mahatma Gandhi & William Adam
Henry Thomas Colebrooke & William Carey
Rabindranath Tagore & William Jones
James Mill supported Oriental way of learning and even encouraged the Orientalists
True
False
The English Education Act was introduced in
1780
1920
1833
1835
1900
Munshi was a person who can read, write and teach Persian
True
False
