Class 8 History Chapter 8 Civilising The Native, Educating The Nation Quiz 2 (25 MCQs)

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1. ..... started Shantiniketan in 1901.
2. Charles Wood emphasised the practical benefits of a system of ..... learnings
3. Santiniketan is also referred to as
4. How did colonial education impact native cultures?
5. ..... was introduced in India in 1835.
6. Munshi was a person who can read, write and teach Persian
7. To promote study of English texts, the company set up a Hindu College in .....
8. What significant document was issued in 1854 regarding education in India?
9. How many total Local Pathshala were there in Bengal and Bihar?
10. When did the Court of Directors of the East India Company send an educational despatch to the Governor-General of India? Who sent it?
11. How did the new education system affect the independence of gurus?
12. What were some forms of resistance to colonial education?
13. William Jones learnt ..... and ..... at Oxford.
14. What was the main goal of the English Education Act of 1835?
15. ..... started the Santiniketan in 1901.
16. When was the Wood's Despatch issued by Charles Wood sent?
17. ..... was an English official who had deep respect for the Indian culture.
18. William Jones arrived Calcutta in .....
19. Name the person who arrived in Calcutta in 1783 and was appointed as junior judge at the Supreme Court.
20. Gandhiji wanted Indians to learn ..... to become self reliant.
21. Shantiniketan is also referred to as
22. What did Mahatma Gandhi believe true education should develop?
23. James Mill said the following lines
24. What did Mahatma Gandhi believe about education in English?
25. In 1854, the Court of Directors of the East India Company in London appointed ..... to set up new Educational Policies.