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WorksheetsQuiz on Education and Language in Colonial India
Total questions: 14
Worksheet time: 7mins
Who is known as a linguist?
A person who studies history
A person who studies mathematics
A person who studies several languages
A person who studies geography
What society did William Jones set up in Calcutta?
The Indian National Congress
The Asiatic Society of Bengal
The Calcutta Literary Society
The British Educational Society
What did Thomas Macaulay urge the British government to stop?
Establishing new colleges
Wasting public money on Oriental learning
Promoting European learning
Funding schools for girls
What type of teaching was prevalent in Patashalas?
Online learning
Oral teaching
Written examinations
Group discussions
When was the Hindu College established in Banaras?
1801
1791
1781
1854
What was Wood's Despatch known for?
Establishing new schools
Emphasizing European learning
Encouraging local languages
Promoting Oriental knowledge
Who toured Bengal and Bihar in the 1830s?
William Adam
Rabindranath Tagore
Aurobindo Ghosh
Mahatma Gandhi
What did Aurobindo Ghosh advocate for in his speech?
Colonial education
National education
European learning
Oriental studies
What did Mahatma Gandhi argue about colonial education?
It promoted equality
It created a sense of inferiority
It was necessary for progress
It was beneficial for Indians
Who set up schools for girls in the mid-19th century?
Only Indian reform organizations
Local village leaders
Only the British government
Indian reform organizations and Christian missionaries
What was the Madrasa in Calcutta established for?
Teaching Western philosophy
Promoting the study of Arabic, Persian, and Islamic law
Establishing a library
Promoting the study of English
How did Rabindranath Tagore feel about the school he attended?
He felt it was too modern
He found it liberating
He found it suffocating and oppressive
He enjoyed his studies
What is a Munshi?
A British official
A local language expert
A type of school
A person who can read, write, and teach Persian
What does the term Orientalists refer to?
Those with knowledge of Western culture
Those with scholarly knowledge of Asian languages and culture
Those who promote local languages
Those who study mathematics
