MCQ Class 8 History Chapter 6 Civilising the Native, Educating the Nation

1. What does the Arabic word Madrasa refer to?

2. 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.

3. In countries like India, 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.

4. __ first started setting up schools exclusively for girls’ education.

5. The temples of darkness that were falling of themselves into decay. Who said these words about the Calcutta Madrasa and Benaras Sanskrit College?

6. _____ was an English official who had deep respect for the Indian culture.

7. ______ started Shantiniketan in 1901.

8. A Single shelf of a good European library was worth the whole native literature of India and Arabia. Who said these words?

9. Name the President of the Board of Control in England who sent a dispatch.

10. ___ was a Scottish Missionary who helped to establish Serampore Mission.

11. ____ toured Bihar and Bengal in the 1830s to prepare a report on Education in vernacular schools.

12. Which year did the Court of Directors of the East India Company in London sent an educational dispatch to the Governor General in India?

13. Wood’s Dispatch was introduced in _____.

14. Study of which of the following was NOT the purpose of setting up Madrasa in Calcutta in 1781?

15. 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