Indian National Movement | Educational Development in Modern India
Indian National Movement | Educational Development in Modern India
1. Who founded First Sanskrit Mahavidyalaya at Varanasi?
Jonathan Duncan
Warren Hastings
Lorel Macaulay
Bankim Chandra
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2. Who among the following was offered membership of the Royal Asiatic Society of Paris?
Dadabhai Naoroji
Michael Madhusudan Dutta
Raja Ram Mohan Roy
Vivekanand
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3. Where was the first Madarsa set up by British in India?
Madras
Bombay
Aligarh
Calcutta
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4. The Asiatic Society of Bengal was founded by
Sir William Jones
Wilkins
Maz Muller
James Prinsep
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5. Who amongst the following Engl- ishmen, first translated Bhagavad- Gita into English?
William Jones
Charles Wilkins
Alexander Cunningham
John Marshall
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6. Who among the following was the first to translate Kalidasa's famous work 'Shakuntala' into English?
Charles Wilkins
Henry Colebrooke
Johana Wolfgang von Goethe
Sir William Jones
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7. The main reason for the British to spread modern Government education in India during pre- independence period was
The need for educated Indians in minor administrative posts
To promote Indian culture
To modernize the Indian people so that they could share their political responsibilities
None of the above
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8. Which Act of British Government One lakh for granted rupees education in India for the first time?
Wood's Dispatch, 1854
Charter Act, 1813
Charter Act, 1853
Indian Council Act, 1892
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9. Charles Wood's Despatch was related with which of the following?
Education
Trade
Administrative Reforms
Military Reforms
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10. In the Hunter Commission report, special emphasis was laid on the development of
Girls education
Higher education
Primary education
Technical education
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11. When was the National Council of Education established?
15th August, 1903
15th August, 1904
15th August, 1905
15th August, 1906
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12. Sadler Commission was related to
Judiciary
Revenue Administration
Education
Police Administration
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13. When did the British Government appoint Sadler University Commission for reforms in education?
1919
1917
1921
1896
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14. Lord Macaulay was related to
Military reforms
Abolishment of Sati
English education
Permanent settlement
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15. During India's colonial period, the theory of downward filtration was related to
Railways
Education
Irrigation
Poverty alleviation
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16. The propounder of 'Filtration Theory' in India's education policy was
Charles Wood
Macaulay
J.S. Mill
Cornwallis
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17. The foundation of modern educational system in India was laid by
The Charter Act of 1813
Macaulay's Minutes of 1835
The Hunter Commission of 1882
Woods Dispatch of 1854
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18. In whose reign was English Education introduced in India?
Lord William Cavendish Bentinck
Lord Hardinge
Lord Minto
Lord Dalhousie
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19. The first three universities in India (Calcutta, Madras and Bombay) were established in which year?
1857
1881
1885
1905
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20. The establishment of the first Women's University in Mumbai was the result of the effort of
Dayaram Gindumal
D.K. Karve
M.G. Ranade
Ramabai
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21. Who was associated with the formation of the Deccan Educational Society?
Justice Ranade
Firoz Shah Mehta
B.G. Tilak
Dayananda Saraswati
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22. Which of the following was established first?
Hindu College, Calcutta
Delhi College
Mayo College
Muslim-Anglo Oriented College
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23. In collaboration with David Hare and Alexander Duff, who of the following established Hindu College at Calcutta?
Henry Louis Vivian Derozio
Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar
Keshab Chandra Sen
Raja Ram Mohan Roy
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24. Who one of the following had vigorously advocated for religious education in the Indian Universities?
Bal Gangadhar Tilak
Swami Vivekanand
Mahatma Gandhi
Madan Mohan Malviya
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25. Who was the following laid the foundation stone of Banaras Hindu University?
Madan Mohan Malviya
Maharaja Vibhuti Narain Singh
Lord Hardinge
Annie Besant
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26. Which one of the following was the first to be declared as Central University?
Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh
Dr. Bhimrao Ambedkar University, Lucknow
Banaras Hindu University of Varanasi
University of Allahabad
