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1.
Wellesley established the Fort William College Calcutta because: [2020]
2.
Regarding Wood’s Dispatch, which of the following statements are true: [2018]
- Grants-in-Aid system was introduced.
- Establishment of universities was recommended.
- English as a medium of instruction at all levels of education was recommended.
Select the correct answer using the code given below:
3.
Which of the following led to the introduction of English Education in India? [2018]
- Charter Act of 1813
- General Committee of Public Instruction, 1823
- Orientalist and Anglicist Controversy
Select the correct answer using the code given below:
4.
With reference to educational institutions during British rule in India, consider the following pairs: [2018]
- Sanskrit College at Benarus – WilliamÂ
Jones
- Calcutta Madrasa – Warren Hastings
- Fort William College – Arthur Wellesley
Which of the pairs given above is/areÂ
correct?
5.
In collaboration with David Hare and Alexander Duff, who of the following established Hindu College at Calcutta? [2009]
6.
The aim of education as stated by the Wood’s Dispatch of 1854 was: [2003]
7.
Assertion (A): The first ever Bill to make primary education compulsory in India was rejected in 1911. Reason (R): Discontent would have increased if every cultivator could read. [1998]
8.
What is the correct chronological sequence of the following? [1997]
I. Wood’s Education Despatch
II. Macaulay’s Minute on Education
III. The Sargeant Education Report
IV. Indian Education (Hunter Commission)
9.
Consider the following landmarks in Indian education: [1996]
(I) Hindu College, Calcutta
(II) University of Calcutta
(III) Adam’s Report
(IV) Wood’s Despatch
The correct chronological order of these landmarks is
10.
Indigo cultivation in India declined by the beginning of the 20th century because of: [2020]
