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Who is called the pioneer 'Instrumentalist' or 'Pragmatist' in the field of education in India________________________?

Correct answer: D. Sir Syed Ahmad Khan

  • A. Socrates
  • B. Imam Al-Ghazali
  • C. Aristotle
  • D. Sir Syed Ahmad Khan

Explanation

Sir Syed Ahmad Khan is commonly presented in South Asian educational thought as an early advocate of practical, useful and modern education. The other figures are major philosophers or Muslim scholars, but are not identified here as the Indian pioneer of instrumentalist education.

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