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Class 8 History Chapter 8 Civilising The Native, Educating The Nation Quiz 3 (25 MCQs)

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1. ..... first started setting up schools exclusively for girls' education.
2. Mahatma Gandhi was the promotor of English language.
3. According to whom, "English education had enslaved Indians" ?
4. What was the primary aim of the British educational policy in India?
5. Who was critical of Western civilization and its worship of machines and technology?
6. What was one of the criticisms of Eastern literature by British officials?
7. Who started the journal Asiatick Researches?
8. What did Mahatma Gandhi believe education should develop?
9. What did Thomas Babington Macaulay argue about Indian literature?
10. William Jones was a linguist because
11. According to Aurbindo Ghosh, education should awaken the spirit of ..... among students of India.
12. ..... had argued that English education had enslaved Indians
13. William Jones had started a journal which was called
14. What was the purpose of the Asiatic Society of Bengal?
15. Name the important scholar who studied Sanskrit and found it to be the most scientific language of the world. He also translated the important works Shakuntala and Manusmriti into English
16. ..... city is situated on the banks of river Hooghly.
17. By education I mean all round drawing out of best in children and man-body, mind spirit Literacy is neither the end of education nor even the biginning. Who said the words?
18. William Jones was an-
19. To promote Islamic law, a madarasa was set up at ..... in 1861.
20. Where in India a Madrasa was set up in 1781 to promote the study of Arabic, Persian and Islamic Law?
21. Name the important scholar who studied Sanskrit and found it to be the mostScientific language of the world. He also translated the important works Shakuntala and Manusmriti into English
22. William Jones arrived in Calcutta as a junior judge but he was also a .....
23. How did Tagore's view on Western civilization differ from Gandhi's?
24. Orientalist refers who .....
25. William Jones had respect for Indian ancient cultures.
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