Class 08 Social Science History Civilising The Native Educating The Nation CBSE Questions & Answers

Name this Scottish historian who attacked the Orientalists.

Identify this famous historian from the following clues :He was the most outspoken and influential critic who attacked the OrientalistsHe saw India as an uncivlised country that needed to be civilized He felt that British government in India should stop wasting public money in promoting Oriental learning for it was of no practical use.

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

Lord Macaulay emphasized the need to teach this language. Which language did he insist to teach ?

Which year was the English education Act introduced in India?

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

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

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

The main points covered in the Woods dispatch are given below. Pick out any statement if any not TRUE with respect to the Woods dispatchProvision was made for a systematic method of education from the primary level to the university level.In Bombay, Madras and Calcutta, universities were opened Grants in- aid were to be given to private schools affiliated to the government.Indians were not allowed to be taught in their mother tongue.

How did the European learning improve the moral character of Indians?

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

This picture is of a university that was established as per recommendations of the Woods Dispatch along the lines of London universities. Identify the place where this famous university stands today in the state of Maharashtra?

Name the college established on the banks of the river Hoogly near Calcutta by William Carrey.

Name the person who was a part of the Scottish missionary who helped to establish the Serampore Mission

The following image is a pictorial representation of a Dutch painter who came to India in the late 18th century depicting the everyday life of a village pathshala. Name this Dutch painter