NMMS CLASS 8 Civilising the "Native", Educating the Nation

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NMMS CLASS 8 Civilising the "Native", Educating the Nation👇


1. Who introduced English education in India?

  • Lord Macaulay
  • Lord Dalhousie
  • Warren Hastings
  • Raja Ram Mohan Roy

2. What was the main aim of British education in India?

  • To teach science and technology
  • To promote Indian languages
  • To create clerks and assistants for British offices
  • To spread Indian culture

3. Which Governor-General implemented Macaulay’s plan of education?

  • Lord William Bentinck
  • Lord Curzon
  • Lord Ripon
  • Lord Hastings

4. What was Macaulay’s famous document called?

  • Minute on Indian Education
  • Wood’s Despatch
  • Education Charter
  • The Indian Code

5. In which year was Macaulay’s Minute presented?

  • 1835
  • 1854
  • 1823
  • 1861

6. What was the main language of British education?

  • Hindi
  • English
  • Sanskrit
  • Persian

7. What was the main purpose of introducing English education?

  • To preserve Indian culture
  • To train freedom fighters
  • To create a class of Indians loyal to the British
  • To educate rural farmers

8. What was Wood’s Despatch known as?

  • A law on trade
  • A military report
  • The Magna Carta of English Education in India
  • A cultural reform document

9. When was Wood’s Despatch issued?

  • 1854
  • 1835
  • 1861
  • 1848

10. What did Wood’s Despatch recommend?

  • Building temples
  • Establishing police stations
  • Setting up universities in India
  • Developing agriculture

11. Where were the first universities in India established?

  • Delhi, Lucknow and Agra
  • Calcutta, Bombay and Madras
  • Bangalore, Hyderabad and Pune
  • Patna, Kanpur and Surat

12. Who was the first Education Minister of independent India?

  • Dr. B.R. Ambedkar
  • Maulana Abul Kalam Azad
  • Jawaharlal Nehru
  • Dr. Rajendra Prasad

13. What did the British call their aim of teaching Indians European culture?

  • Civilising mission
  • Industrial mission
  • Cultural mission
  • Educational reform

14. What kind of schools were set up by Christian missionaries?

  • Trade schools
  • Mission schools
  • Technical schools
  • Art schools

15. Which Indian leader supported English education for modern knowledge?

  • Raja Ram Mohan Roy
  • Bal Gangadhar Tilak
  • Dadabhai Naoroji
  • Mahatma Gandhi

16. What did the British believe about Indian education before their arrival?

  • That it was highly modern
  • That it was equal to European education
  • That it was scientific
  • That it was backward and superstitious

17. What was the traditional system of Indian learning called?

  • Colleges
  • Pathshalas and Madrasas
  • Public schools
  • Training centres

18. Who criticized British education for ignoring Indian culture?

  • Jawaharlal Nehru
  • Rabindranath Tagore
  • Mahatma Gandhi
  • Subhash Chandra Bose

19. What did Gandhi call the British system of education?

  • A false education
  • A divine system
  • A modern reform
  • A perfect method

20. What did Gandhi propose instead of English education?

  • Industrial education
  • Religious education
  • Basic Education (Nai Talim)
  • Military education

21. What did Tagore establish at Shantiniketan?

  • Calcutta University
  • Visva-Bharati University
  • Nalanda University
  • Banaras Hindu University

22. When was Visva-Bharati University founded?

  • 1921
  • 1905
  • 1947
  • 1935

23. What was the main aim of Tagore’s school?

  • Training for government jobs
  • Learning in a natural environment
  • Memorizing facts
  • Strict discipline

24. What did Gandhi’s education emphasize?

  • Foreign languages
  • Handwork and moral development
  • Military training
  • Political speeches

25. What did Wood’s Despatch suggest about women’s education?

  • It should be stopped
  • It should be limited
  • It should be encouraged
  • It should be ignored

26. What was the main effect of British education on Indians?

  • Traditional learning increased
  • A new educated middle class emerged
  • Farmers became traders
  • Artisans became soldiers

27. Who promoted the idea of “learning through experience”?

  • Rabindranath Tagore
  • Lord Macaulay
  • Swami Vivekananda
  • Dadabhai Naoroji

28. Which social reformer supported female education?

  • Bal Gangadhar Tilak
  • Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar
  • Lala Lajpat Rai
  • Bankim Chandra Chatterjee

29. What was the major drawback of colonial education?

  • It improved local industries
  • It ignored Indian culture and values
  • It united all Indians
  • It increased agricultural knowledge

30. What was the impact of English education on Indian nationalism?

  • It created awareness and unity among Indians
  • It divided the people
  • It stopped freedom movements
  • It made Indians dependent on British goods
Location: Mogalturu, Andhra Pradesh 534281, India

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