Civilising the "Native", Educating the Nation

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

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

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

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

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

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

Rabindranath Tagore started …………… in 1901.

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

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

Children were given _________ education in pathshalas. oral/written

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

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

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

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

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

Name the places where the British established universities.