Civilising the "Native", Educating the Nation | Baamboozle - Baamboozle

English 16 Public

Class 8 History

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James Mill was a severe critic of the Orientalists. TRUE/FALSE

TRUE

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The 1854 Despatch on education was in favour of English being introduced as a medium of higher education in India. TRUE/FALSE

TRUE

15

Rabindranath Tagore felt that children ought to be subjected to strict discipline. TRUE/FALSE

FALSE

15

Mahatma Gandhi thought that the promotion of literacy was the most important aim of education. TRUE/FALSE

FALSE

15

A madrasa was set up in Calcutta in 1781 to promote the study of ______. a. Sanskrit b. Arabic c. Ancient History d. Christian Religion

b. Arabic

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Who attacked the Orientalists? a. James Mill b. Thomas Macaulay c. Both (a) and (b) d. None of the above

c. Both (a) and (b)

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William Adam toured the districts of- a. Bihar and Orissa b. Bihar and Bengal c. Bengal and Rajasthan d. Orissa and Haryana

b. Bihar and Bengal

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Thomas Macaulay saw India as an ___________ country that needed to be _________.

uncivilised, civilised

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Rabindranath Tagore started …………… in 1901.

Santiniketan

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Name the places where the British established universities.

Calcutta, Madras and Bombay

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Children were given _________ education in pathshalas. oral/written

oral

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Classes were held under a banyan tree or in the corner of a village shop or temple or at the ______ home.

guru's

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Classes were not held during ________ time so that rural children could work in the fields.

harvest

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Tagore’s Santiniketan was established in a rural setting, ______ kilometres away from Calcutta.

100

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English textbooks began to be produced for schools according to the _______ _________ Act of 1835.

English Education

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__________ emphasised the need to teach science and technology along with art, music and dance.

Rabindranath Tagore

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