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Multiple choice history education and british rule history of mass media mass media mass media and history

For higher education, universities were set up in _______, _______ and __________.

  1. Calcutta

  2. Madras

  3. Bombay

  4. All of the above
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

To promote higher education in India, universities were established in Calcutta, Madras, and Bombay. The University of Madras, established in 1857, is one of the oldest of all three universities.

Multiple choice history education and british rule history of mass media mass media mass media and history

Who introduced the western education in India?

  1. Lord Macaulay

  2. James Princep

  3. Robert Clive

  4. Lord Canning
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Lord Macaulay in his "Minute Upon Indian Education" argued that publication of books in Sanskrit and Arabic should be withdrawn, and support for religious institutions like madrassas should be reduced. Instead, the funds should be used to introduce western education. Lord William Bentinck's English Education Act of 1835 endorsed this minute.

Multiple choice history education and british rule history of mass media mass media mass media and history

Examine the following statements and select the correct option.
A) Tagore felt that childhood ought to be a time of self-learning.
B) Tagore wanted to combine elements of modern western civilization with what he saw as the best within Indian tradition.

  1. A is false and B is true

  2. A is true and B is false

  3. Both A and B are true

  4. Both A and B are false
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Rabindranath Tagore thought that childhood should be a time of self-learning instead of him/her being enclosed in four walls and pressurised to learn curriculum. Instead, a school has to focus on overall development of a child. Keeping this in mind he opened a school named 'Shantiniketan' which included dance, music and other arts along with curriculum. He also thought that Indian education has to be combined with elements of western education which prove best to Indian tradition.

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Lord __________ and Charleswood implemented the New education policy with the aim to create an educated Indian class to work for the British.

  1. Macaulay

  2. Minto

  3. Dalhousie

  4. Curzon
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Under the Charter Act, one lakh rupees was kept aside for the education of Indians. But, the government had not spent anything from it till 1823. The Indian thinkers and the Christain missionaries launched in favour of modern education to Indians. At the same time, the Company also had different idea. It needed English educated Indians to work at the lower cadre of its offices for less salary. So it aimed at creating an educated class that was dedicated to it. Lord Macaulay and Charles Wood implemented the new education system with this aim.

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As a result of the Western Education, the __________ system declined.

  1. Traditional

  2. Educational

  3. Economic

  4. Political
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

The traditional system slowly declined. The new education system enabled Indians from different languages to interact among themselves. This gave impetus to the growth of national feelings. The European intellectual thoughts affected the Indian thinking in a long term perspective. It also influenced the Indian literature and resulted in various literary movements. Many sections of the society received social awakening. 

Multiple choice history education and british rule history of mass media mass media mass media and history

The new educational system influenced the Indian __________.

  1. Dance

  2. Literature

  3. Paintings

  4. Architecture
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

The traditional system slowly declined. The new education system enabled Indians from different languages to interact among themselves. This gave impetus to the growth of national feelings. The European intellectual thoughts affected the Indian thinking in a long term perspective. It also influenced the Indian literature and resulted in various literary movements. Many sections of the society received social awakening. 

Multiple choice history education and british rule history of mass media mass media mass media and history

The new education system, enabled Indians from different _________ to interact among themselves.

  1. Religions

  2. Caste

  3. Places

  4. Languages
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

The traditional system slowly declined. The new education system enabled Indians from different languages to interact among themselves. This gave impetus to the growth of national feelings. The European intellectual thoughts affected the Indian thinking in a long term perspective. It also influenced the Indian literature and resulted in various literary movements. Many sections of the society received social awakening. 

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The Asiatic Society had been established in Calcutta by _________.

  1. TB Macaulay

  2. Sir William Jone

  3. GK Gokhale

  4. Annie Besant
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Asiatic Society was founded on Jan 15, 1784, by Sir William Jones, a British lawyer and Orientalist, to encourage Oriental studies. With time, the Asiatic Society had to expand its range of objectives and consequently the area of research. One of its objective was to organize, initiate and promote researches in Humanities and Science in Asia.