MCQ Questions for Class 8 History Chapter 7 Civilising the Native, Educating the Nation with Answers Ads MCQ’s For All Chapters – History Class 8th 1. William Jones was a linguist becausehe had studied Greek and Latinhe knew French and Englishhe had learnt Persianall of theseYour comments:Question 1 of 112. Who set up Asiatic Society of Bengal?William JonesHenry Thomas ColebrookeNathaniel HalhedAll of theseYour comments:Question 2 of 113. Madrasa was set up in, Calcutta in the year1750176117711781Your comments:Question 3 of 114. According to whom, “English education had enslaved Indians”?Rabindranath TagoreMahatma GandhiSubhas Chandra BoseAacharya Vinoba BhaveYour comments:Question 4 of 115. The Education Act was introduced in the year1850183519101900Your comments:Question 5 of 116. Asiatick Researches (Journal) was NOT started byWilliam jonesHenry Thomas ColebrookeNathaniel HalhedWilliam CareyYour comments:Question 6 of 117. Which of the following was NOT the purpose of setting up Madrasa in Calcutta in 1781?ArabicIslamic lawsPersianGujaratiYour comments:Question 7 of 118. Who was Charles Wood?The President of the Board of Control of the Companye Commissioner of the Board of Control of the CompanyAn EducationistNone of the aboveYour comments:Question 8 of 119. The English Education Act was passedto materialise Macaulay’s thinkingto make the English the medium of instruction for higher educationto stop the promotion of oriental institutionsall of the aboveYour comments:Question 9 of 1110. What type of school did Tagore want to set up?Where the child was happyWhere he/she could be free and creativeHe/she was able to explore her own thoughts and desireAll of the aboveYour comments:Question 10 of 1111. Who said these “Education means all round drawing out of the best in child and man- body, mind and spirit”?Rabindranath TagoreMahatma GandhiSwami Dayanand SaraswatiNone of theseYour comments:Question 11 of 11 Loading...
