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Q1

With reference to Orientalist-Anglicist debate, consider the following statements:

1. The Anglicists were in favor of modern studies.

2. The Orientalists expansion of traditional Indian learning.

3. The Orientalists demanded for the use of vernacular languages for education.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

 

Q2

Who among the following developed a comprehensive scheme of village education through the medium of vernacular languages?

Q3

With reference to Press Act of 1835, consider the following statements:

1. It required the printer/publisher to give a precise account of premises of a publication to the district administration.

2. It led to the rapid growth of newspapers in India.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Q4

Which of the following statement is incorrect about the Hunter of education Commission of 1882-83?

Q5

With reference to Hartog Committee on education, consider the following statements:

1. It recommended the compulsory elementary education from 6 to 14 years of age.

2. It was appointed to suggest measure from preventing deterioration of education standards.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Q6

In the history of the development of Indian press, who among the following had earned the epithet of, "liberator of the Indian press"?

Q7

Consider the following pairs:

                Institution         Founder

1. Fort William College:   Charles Cornwallis

2. Sanskrit college:       Jonathan Duncan

3. Bethune School:         John Elliot Drinkwater

4. Calcutta Madarsa:       Warren Hasting

Which of the pairs given above is/are correctly matched?

Q8

Ram Mohan Roy was associated with which of the following newspapers?

1. Mir’at’l-Akhbar

2. Bengal Herald

3. Sambad Kaumudi

Select the correct answer using the code given below:

Q9

Consider the following pairs

  1. Calcutta Madrasah – Warren Hastings
  2. Fort William College – Arthur Wellesly
  3. Sanskrit College – Jonathan Duncan

Which of the following pairs given above is/are correct?

Q10

With reference to the Woods Despatch, Consider the following statements

  1. Focus on female and vocational education
  2. Improve standards of University Education
  3. Introduced Secular education in government institutions.

Which of the statement(s) given above is/are Incorrect?

Q11

Correct the chronological sequence of the following events related to the development of Education in India

  1. Hunter Education Commission
  2. Saddler University Commission
  3. Indian Universities Act
  4. Hartog Committee

Select the correct code using the option given below

Q12

Objective of Rayleigh Commission was

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Q13

With reference to the Vernacular Press Act, 1878, Consider the following statement

  1. Publisher of any vernacular newspaper to enter into a bond with government undertaking.
  2. Provision of appeal in a court of law against the action of magistrate.
  3. Action was taken against Som Prakash, Bharat Mihir, Dacca Praksh and Samachar under this act.

Which of the statement given above is/are Incorrect?

Q14

The Bengal Gazette or Calcutta General Advertiser, the first newspaper in India started by

Q15

Consider the following pairs

 Name of the Paper/Journal                    Name of the Founder/Editor

  1. Somprakasha                          Dwarkanath Vidyabhushan
  2. Rast Goftar                             Dadabhai Naoroji
  3. Sambad Kaumudi                    Devendranath Tagore

Which of the pairs given above is/are correct?

Q16

With reference to the Wardha Scheme of Basic Education, consider the following statement

  1. Inclusion of a basic handicraft in the syllabus.
  2. Teaching to be in the vernacular language from class II to X.
  3. Maulana Abul Kalam Azad formulated a detailed national scheme for basic education.

Which of the following statement is/are correct?

Q1.

With reference to Orientalist-Anglicist debate, consider the following statements:

1. The Anglicists were in favor of modern studies.

2. The Orientalists expansion of traditional Indian learning.

3. The Orientalists demanded for the use of vernacular languages for education.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

 

a) 2 only
b) 1 and 3 only
c) 2 and 3 only
d) 1, 2 and 3
Solution : d)
Unattempted. Explanation :-

Exp) Statement 1 is correct. The Anglicists school of thoughts argued that government spending on education should be exclusively for modern studies.

Statement 2 is correct. The Orientalists said while western sciences and literature should be taught to prepare students to take up jobs, emphasis should be placed on the expansion of traditional Indian learning

Statement 3 is correct. Even the Anglicists school of thoughts were divided over the question of medium of instruction-one faction was for the English language as the medium, while the Orientalists school of thoughts faction was for Indian languages (vernaculars) for the education purpose.

Source)  Chapter 30

Q2.

Who among the following developed a comprehensive scheme of village education through the medium of vernacular languages?

a) James Thomson
b) Charles wood
c) Lord Macaulay
d) Harcourt Butler
Solution : a)
Unattempted. Explanation :-

Exp) James Thomson was the lieutenant-governor of NW Provinces (1843-53). He developed a comprehensive scheme of village education through the medium of vernacular languages. In these village schools, useful subjects such as mensuration and agriculture sciences were taught. The purpose was to train personnel for the newly set up Revenue and Public Works Department.

Source) Chapter 29; page number 635

 

Q3.

With reference to Press Act of 1835, consider the following statements:

1. It required the printer/publisher to give a precise account of premises of a publication to the district administration.

2. It led to the rapid growth of newspapers in India.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

a) 1 only
b) 2 only
c) Both 1 and 2
d) Neither 1 nor 2
Solution : c)
Unattempted. Explanation :-

Exp) Both the statements are correct. The Press Act of 1835 or Metcalfe Act, Metcalfe (governor-general-1835-36) repealed the obnoxious 1823 ordinance (According to these regulations, starting or using a press without licence was a penal offence)The new Press Act (1835) required a printer/publisher to give a precise account of premises of a publication and cease functioning, if required by a similar declaration.

The Press Act of 1835 turned as the "liberator of the Indian press", The result of a liberal press policy was a rapid growth of newspapers.

Source) Chapter 30

 

Q4.

Which of the following statement is incorrect about the Hunter of education Commission of 1882-83?

a) It was appointed to review the progress of education in British India.
b) It's recommendations led to the controversy of Cunningham circular.
c) It recommended the use of vernacular language for primary education.
d) Its recommendation was mostly focussed on primary and secondary education.
Solution : b)
Unattempted. Explanation :-

Exp) The 'Cunningham Circular' was implemented in 1930 by the British To stem the students' participation in the Civil Disobedience Movement. This ruling forbade students from participating in political activities and so, evoked strong response.

Source) Chapter 29

 

Q5.

With reference to Hartog Committee on education, consider the following statements:

1. It recommended the compulsory elementary education from 6 to 14 years of age.

2. It was appointed to suggest measure from preventing deterioration of education standards.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

a) 1 only
b) 2 only
c) Both 1 and 2
d) Neither 1 nor 2
Solution : b)
Unattempted. Explanation :-

Exp) Statement 1 is incorrect. The Hartog Committee recommended that emphasis should be given to primary education but there need be no hasty expansion or compulsion in education.

Statement 2 is correct. An increase in a number of schools and colleges had led to the deterioration of education standards. A Hartog Committee was set up to report on the development of education and suggest measure from preventing deterioration of education standards.

Source) Chapter 29

Q6.

In the history of the development of Indian press, who among the following had earned the epithet of, "liberator of the Indian press"?

a) Lord Ripon
b) Lord Metcalf
c) Lord Wellesley
d) Lord Curzon
Solution : b)
Unattempted. Explanation :-

Exp) Press Act of 1835 or Metcalfe Act, Metcalfe (governor-general-1835-36) repealed the obnoxious 1823 ordinance and earned the epithet, "liberator of the Indian press". The new Press Act (1835) required a printer/publisher to give a precise account of premises of a publication and cease functioning if required by a similar declaration. The result of a liberal press policy was a rapid growth of newspapers.

Source)

Chapter 30

Q7.

Consider the following pairs:

                Institution         Founder

1. Fort William College:   Charles Cornwallis

2. Sanskrit college:       Jonathan Duncan

3. Bethune School:         John Elliot Drinkwater

4. Calcutta Madarsa:       Warren Hasting

Which of the pairs given above is/are correctly matched?

a) 1 and 2 only
b) 2, 3 and 4
c) 1 and 3 only
d) 2 and 4 only
Solution : b)
Unattempted. Explanation :-

Exp) Fort William College was set up by Lord Richard Colley Wellesley(Arthur Wellesley was different )  in 1800 for the training of civil servants of the Company in languages and customs of Indians (closed in 1802).

The Sanskrit College was established by Jonathan Duncan, the resident, at Benaras in 1791 for the study of Hindu law and philosophy.

John Elliot Drinkwater founded the Bethune School at Calcutta in 1849. It was the first fruit of a powerful movement for the education of women which arose in the 1840s and 1850s.

The Calcutta Madrasah was established by Warren Hastings in 1781 for the study of Muslim law and related subjects. The pair 1 is incorrectly matched.

Source) Chapter 29

Q8.

Ram Mohan Roy was associated with which of the following newspapers?

1. Mir’at’l-Akhbar

2. Bengal Herald

3. Sambad Kaumudi

Select the correct answer using the code given below:

a) 3 only
b) 2 and 3 only
c) 1 only
d) 1, 2 and 3
Solution : d)
Unattempted. Explanation :-

Exp) Raja Ram Mohan Roy (1772-1833) was the founder and editor of two vernacular weekly newspapers viz. Sambad Kaumudi (in Bengali) and Mir’at’l-Akhbar (in the Persian) and as the founding member of the English Newspaper “Bengal Herald’.

Source) Chapter 30

Q9.

Consider the following pairs

  1. Calcutta Madrasah – Warren Hastings
  2. Fort William College – Arthur Wellesly
  3. Sanskrit College – Jonathan Duncan

Which of the following pairs given above is/are correct?

a) 1 only
b) 2 and 3 only
c) 3 only
d) 1 and 3 only
Solution : d)
Unattempted. Explanation :-

Explanation:

  • Pair 1 and 3 is Correct: The Calcutta Madrasah was established by Warren Hastings in 1781 for the study of Muslim Law and related subjects. The Sanskrit College was established by Jonathan Duncan in 1791 for Hindu law and philosophy.
  • Pair 2 is Incorrect: Fort William College was set up by Richard Wellesly in 1800 for the training of civil servants of the Company in languages and customs of Indians
Q10.

With reference to the Woods Despatch, Consider the following statements

  1. Focus on female and vocational education
  2. Improve standards of University Education
  3. Introduced Secular education in government institutions.

Which of the statement(s) given above is/are Incorrect?

a) 1 only
b) 2 only
c) 1 and 3 only
d) 2 and 3 only
Solution : b)
Unattempted. Explanation :-

Explanation:

  • In 1854, Charles Wood prepared a despatch on an educational system for India. Considered the “Magna Carta of English Education in India”, this document was the first comprehensive plan for the spread of education in India.
    • It asked the Government of India to assume responsibility for the education of the masses.
    • It systematized the hierarchy from vernacular primary schools in villages at the bottom, followed by Anglo-Vernacular High Schools and an affiliated college at the district level, and affiliating universities in the presidency towns of Calcutta, Bombay and Madras.
    • Recommended English as the medium o instruction for higher studies and vernaculars at school level.
    • Introduced secular education in government institutions.
    • Recommended a system of grants-in-aid to encourage private enterprise.
Q11.

Correct the chronological sequence of the following events related to the development of Education in India

  1. Hunter Education Commission
  2. Saddler University Commission
  3. Indian Universities Act
  4. Hartog Committee

Select the correct code using the option given below

a) 1-3-2-4
b) 2-4-3-1
c) 1-4-3-2
d) 1-3-4-2
Solution : a)
Unattempted. Explanation :-

Explanation:

  • Hunter Education Commission, 1882-83
  • Indian Universities Act, 1904
  • Saddler University commission, 1917-19
  • Hartog Committee, 1929
Q12.

Objective of Rayleigh Commission was

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a) Define the jurisdiction of the Central and Provincial Governments.
b) To impose censorship on the national press.
c) To inquire into the condition and prospects of universities in India.
d) Define the powers of the Secretary of State for India.
Solution : c)
Unattempted. Explanation :-

Explanation:

  • Raleigh Commission was appointed under the presidency of Sir Thomas Raleigh on 27 January 1902 to inquire into the condition and prospects of universities in India and to recommend proposals for improving their constitution and working. Evidently, the Commission was precluded from reporting on primary or secondary education. As a result of the report of the recommendations of the Commission the Indian Universities Act was passed in 1904.
Q13.

With reference to the Vernacular Press Act, 1878, Consider the following statement

  1. Publisher of any vernacular newspaper to enter into a bond with government undertaking.
  2. Provision of appeal in a court of law against the action of magistrate.
  3. Action was taken against Som Prakash, Bharat Mihir, Dacca Praksh and Samachar under this act.

Which of the statement given above is/are Incorrect?

a) 1 and 2 only
b) 2 only
c) 2 and 3 only
d) 1, 2 and 3
Solution : b)
Unattempted. Explanation :-

Explanation:

  • The Vernacular Press Act(VPA) was designed to better control the vernacular press and effectively punish and repress seditious writing. The provisions of the Act are as follows:
  • Statement 1 is Correct: The District Magistrate was empowered to call upon the printer and publisher of any vernacular newspaper to enter into a bond with the government undertaking not to cause disaffection against the government or antipathy between persons of different religions, caste, race through published material: the printer and publisher could also be required to deposit security which could be forfeited if the regulation were contravened, and press equipment could be seized if the office re-occurred.
  • Statement 2 is Incorrect: The magistrate action was final and no appeal could be made in a court of law.
  • Statement 3 is Correct: Under VPA,  proceedings were instituted against Som Prakash, Bharat Mihir, Dacca Prakash and Samachar.

 

Q14.

The Bengal Gazette or Calcutta General Advertiser, the first newspaper in India started by

a) James Augustus Hickey
b) Henry Vivian Derozio
c) J.S. Buckingham
d) R.Williams
Solution : a)
Unattempted. Explanation :-

Explanation:

  • James Augustus Hickey in 1780 started The Bengal Gazette or Calcutta General Advertiser, the first newspaper in India, which was seized in 1872 because of its outspoken criticism of the Government.
Q15.

Consider the following pairs

 Name of the Paper/Journal                    Name of the Founder/Editor

  1. Somprakasha                          Dwarkanath Vidyabhushan
  2. Rast Goftar                             Dadabhai Naoroji
  3. Sambad Kaumudi                    Devendranath Tagore

Which of the pairs given above is/are correct?

a) 1 only
b) 2 only
c) 1 and 2 only
d) 3 only
Solution : c)
Unattempted. Explanation :-

Explanation:

  • Somaprakash-Dwarkanath Visyabhushan
  • Rast Goftar- Dadabhai Naoroji
  • Sambad Kaumudi- Raja Rammohan Roy

 

Q16.

With reference to the Wardha Scheme of Basic Education, consider the following statement

  1. Inclusion of a basic handicraft in the syllabus.
  2. Teaching to be in the vernacular language from class II to X.
  3. Maulana Abul Kalam Azad formulated a detailed national scheme for basic education.

Which of the following statement is/are correct?

a) 1 only
b) 1 and 2 only
c) 2 and 3 only
d) 1, 2 and 3
Solution : a)
Unattempted. Explanation :-

Explanation:

  • Only Statement 1 is correct and Statement 2 and 3 is Incorrect
  • Wardha Scheme of a Basic Education: The Congress had organised a  National Conference on Education in October 1937 in Wardh. In the light of the resolutions passed there. Zakir Hussain Committee formulated a detailed national scheme for basic education. The main principle behind this scheme was ‘learning through activity’. It was based on Gandhi’s ideas published in a series of articles in the weekly Harijan. The scheme had the following provisions:
    • Inclusion of a basic handicraft in the syllabus.
    • First seven years of schooling to be an integral part of a free and compulsory nationwide education system.
    • Teaching to be in Hindi from class II to VII and in English only after class VIII.
    • Ways to be devised to establish contact with the community around schools through service.
    • A suitable technique to be devised with a view to implementing the main idea of basic education-educating the child through the medium of the productive activity of a suitable handicraft.