Q 1. William Jones was a linguist because
(a) he had studied Greek and Latin
(b) he knew French and English
(c) he had learned Persian
(d) all of these
Ans. (d) all of these
Q 2. Who set up the Asiatic Society of Bengal?
(a) William Jones
(b) Henry Thomas Colebrooke
(c) Nathaniel Halhed
(d) All of these
Ans. (d) All of these
Q 3. Madrasa was set up ip, Calcutta in the year
(a) 1750
(b) 1761
(c) 1771
(d) 1781
Ans. (d) 1781
Q 4. According to whom, “English education had enslaved Indians”?
(a) Rabindranath Tagore
(b) Mahatma Gandhi
(c) Subhas Chandra Bose
(d) Aacharya Vinoba Bhave
Ans. (b) Mahatma Gandhi
Q 5. The Education Act was introduced in the year
(a) 1850
(b) 1835
(c) 1910
(d) 1900
Ans. (b) 1835
Q 6. Asiatick Researches (Journal) was NOT started by
(a) William jones
(b) Henry Thomas Colebrooke
(c) Nathaniel Halhed
(d) William Carey
Ans. (d) William Carey
Q 7. Study of which of the following was NOT the purpose of setting up Madrasa in Calcutta in 1781?
(a) Arabic
(b) Sanskrit
(c) Persian
(d) Islamic laws
Ans. (b) Sanskrit
Q 8. Who was Charles Wood?
(а) The President of the Board of Control of the Company
(b) e Commissioner of the Board of Control of the Company
(c) An Educationist
(d) None of the above
Ans. (а) The President of the Board of Control of the Company
Q 9. The English Education Act was passed
(a) to materialise Macaulay’s thinking
(b) to make the English the medium of instruction for higher education
(c) to stop the promotion of oriental institutions
(d) all of the above
Ans. (d) all of the above
Q 10. What type of school did Tagore want to set up?
(a) Where the child was happy
(b) Where he/she could be free and creative
(c) He/she was able to explore her own thoughts and desire
(d) All of the above
Ans. (d) All of the above
Q 11. Who said this “Education means all-round drawing out of the best in child and man-body, mind and spirit”?
(a) Rabindranath Tagore
(b) Mahatma Gandhi
(c) Swami Dayanand Saraswati
(d) None of these
Ans. (b) Mahatma Gandhi
Q 12. What would you call a person who knows several languages?
(a) Biographer
(b) Linguist
(c) Biolinguist
(d) Translator
Ans. (b) Linguist
Q 13. Complete by choosing the most appropriate word from the following list of options. The introduction of _____________ brought with it ideas of democracy, liberty, fraternity among the minds of Indians
(a) Western education
(b) Subsidiary alliance
(c) Doctrine of Lapse
(d) Expansion policies
Ans. (a) Western education
Q 14. Who started the journal Asiatick Researches?
(a) Henry Thomas Colebrooke
(b) Warren Hastings
(c) William Jones
(d) Max Muller
Ans. (c) William Jones
Q 15. The temples of darkness were falling of themselves into decay. Who said these words about the Calcutta Madrasa and Benares Sanskrit College?
(a) Lord William Bentick
(b) Lord Dalhousie
(c) Lord Ripon
(d) Lord Macaulay
Ans. (d) Lord Macaulay
Q 16. How did European learning improve the moral character of Indians?
(a) It would expand the trade and commerce
(b) It would make them truthful and honest
(c) It would make the Indians realize the importance of developing resources of the country
(d) It would make them change their tastes and desires and create a demand for British goods
Ans. (d) It would make them change their tastes and desires and create a demand for British goods
Q 17. Where in India a Madrasa was set up in 1781 to promote the study of Arabic, Persian and Islamic Law?
(a) Madras
(b) Bombay
(c) Benares
(d) Calcutta
Ans. (d) Calcutta
Q 18. Name the person who was a part of the Scottish missionary who helped to establish the Serampore Mission
(a) Hudson Taylor
(b) Andrew Fuller
(c) William Carry
(d) William Ward
Ans. (c) William Carry
Q 19. In countries like India, the British used this term to mark the difference between the local languages and everyday use and English. This term is generally used to refer to a local language or dialect as distinct from what is seen as the standard language.
(a) Colloquial
(b) Jargon
(c) Vernacular
(d) Slang
Ans. (c) Vernacular
Q 20. Some comments about the Orientalist Vision of Learning by the British are given below. Select the one that is not applicable to this particular style of learning.
(a) British argued that the aim of education ought to be to teach what was useful and practical.
(b) British argued that it is not advisable to encourage the study of Arabic and Sanskrit language and literature
(c) British said that knowledge of the east was full of errors and unscientific thoughts
(d) British observed that Western literature was non-serious and light-hearted.
Ans. (d) British observed that Western literature was non-serious and light-hearted.
Q 21. Name the President of the Board of Control in England who sent a dispatch.
(a) Lord Dalhousie
(b) Lord Macaulay
(c) Charles Wood
(d) James Mill
Ans. (c) Charles Wood
Q 22. Which year did the Court of Directors of the East India Company in London send an educational dispatch to the Governor-General in India?
(a) 1800
(b) 1854
(c) 1880
(d) 1890
Ans. (b) 1854
Q 23. 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
(a) Charles Wood
(b) William Jones
(c) Nathaniel Halhed
(d) Max Muller
Ans. (b) William Jones
Q 24. What does the Arabic word Madrasa refer to?
(a) A place of learning, a school or college
(b) A place of worship
(c) A mine
(d) A factory
Ans. (a) A place of learning, a school or college
Q 25. Lord Macaulay emphasized the need to teach this language. Which language did he insist to teach?
(a) Arabic
(b) Sanskrit
(c) English
(d) Hindi
Ans. (c) English
Q 26. Warren Hastings took the initiative to set up a Madras at one of the important cities of India and believed that the ancient customs of the country and Oriental learning ought to be the basis of British rule in India. Which city is being referred to here?
(a) Pondicherry
(b) Madras
(c) Calcutta
(d) Bombay
Ans. (c) Calcutta
Q 27. A person who can read, write and teach Persian is called a _________
(a) Munshi
(b) Biographer
(c) Linguist
(d) Orientalist
Ans. (a) Munshi
Q 28. Three Englishmen were busy discovering the ancient Indian heritage and mastering Indian languages. One was Willam Jones and another Henry Thomas Colebrooke. Name the third person
(a) Max Muller
(b) Nathaniel Halhed
(c) Warren Hastings
(d) Henry Thomas Colebrooke
Ans. (b) Nathaniel Halhed
Q 29. Which year was the English education Act introduced in India?
(a) 1800
(b) 1900
(c) 1835
(d) 1880
Ans. (c) 1835