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- A. Sadler Commission
- B. Hunter Commission
- C. Charles Grant
- D. University Commission
Explanation: The Sadler Commission recommended reorganising education so that universities would concentrate on higher education rather than…
Correct answer: Sadler Commission- A. 1%
- B. 2%
- C. 10%
- D. 15%
Explanation: The educational tax imposed on land revenue in 1868 was 1 percent. It was a small earmarked levy intended to support educational…
Correct answer: 1%- A. 1887
- B. 1900
- C. 1868
- D. 1689
Explanation: Allahabad University was established in 1887 and is among the oldest modern universities in India.
Correct answer: 1887- A. The Calcutta Vidyala College
- B. Punjab University
- C. Hindu College in Calcutta
- D. The Calcutta Academy for Hindus
Explanation: The Calcutta Vidyala College is identified in this historical classification as the first government college in India.
Correct answer: The Calcutta Vidyala College1725. Which of the following was proposed in the light of Lord Macaulay's recommendations__________?
- A. Charter Act, 1813
- B. Bentick Resolution
- C. Hunter Commission
- D. None of these
Explanation: Macaulay’s recommendations were implemented through Bentinck’s Resolution of 1835, which favoured English and Western knowledge in…
Correct answer: Bentick Resolution- A. Promotion of English language and literature in the Subcontinent
- B. Promotion of Christianity
- C. All of the following
- D. Provision of servants for the government
Explanation: The Charter Act of 1813 supported English and Western learning, encouraged missionary activity and Christianity, and aimed to prepare…
Correct answer: All of the following- A. Mountain
- B. Sultan Nizam ul Mulk
- C. Lord Macaulay
- D. Chales Grant
Explanation: Charles Grant is commonly called the founder or father of the modern British education system in the Subcontinent because his proposals…
Correct answer: Chales Grant- A. 1947 AD
- B. 1948 AD
- C. 1950 AD
- D. 1980 AD
Explanation: The fourth period of educational development is generally described as running from 1905 until the partition of the Subcontinent in 1947.
Correct answer: 1947 AD- A. Malcolm
- B. William Adam
- C. R.V.Prolaker
- D. Macaulay
Explanation: R. V. Parulekar, whose name appears here as “R.V. Prolaker,” made this comparison between educational proportions in India and Europe.
Correct answer: R.V.Prolaker- A. November 1600
- B. January 1600
- C. March 1600
- D. December 1600
Explanation: Queen Elizabeth I granted the East India Company its charter on 31 December 1600, so December is the correct month.
Correct answer: December 1600- A. Free
- B. Only for upper classes
- C. Expensive
- D. Limited to poor
Explanation: Many accounts of pre-British Muslim rule describe education as widespread and generally free, particularly in maktabs and madrasas…
Correct answer: Free- A. 1857
- B. 1858
- C. 1859
- D. 1860
Explanation: The Government of India Act 1858 transferred control of India from the East India Company to the British Crown after the 1857 uprising.
Correct answer: 1858- A. None of these
- B. 1814
- C. 1815
- D. 1813
Explanation: The Charter Act of 1813 renewed the East India Company’s charter and allocated one lakh rupees annually for education.
Correct answer: 1813- A. 1823
- B. 1824
- C. 1825
- D. 1826
Explanation: The General Committee of Public Instruction was established in 1823, and it was associated with spending the one-lakh educational grant on…
Correct answer: 1823- A. All of these
- B. Promote Hindus as compared to the Muslims
- C. Strive for the promotion of Christianity
- D. Connect the government services/jobs with the English education
Explanation: British educational policy linked English education with government employment, favoured groups that entered the colonial system, and was…
Correct answer: All of these- A. 1840
- B. 1830
- C. 1824
- D. 1844
Explanation: Engineering instruction was introduced at Hindu College, Calcutta, in 1844.
Correct answer: 1844- A. 1888
- B. 1864
- C. 1866
- D. 1868
Explanation: Government College Lahore was established in 1864 during the early development of modern higher education in Punjab.
Correct answer: 1864- A. All of these
- B. The students of private schools should be awarded scholarships
- C. Primary education is the responsibility of the Government
- D. There should be variation is the subjects for various educational levels
Explanation: The Hunter Commission of 1882 supported differentiated subjects at different levels, scholarships for capable pupils in private schools…
Correct answer: All of these- A. 1915
- B. 1916
- C. 1917
- D. 1918
Explanation: The Sadler Commission, also called the Calcutta University Commission, was appointed in 1917 to examine university and secondary…
Correct answer: 1917- A. William Adams
- B. William James
- C. William Hunter
- D. Mr. Arnold
Explanation: The description is attributed in standard accounts to Mr. Arnold, who wrote about the relatively broad and sometimes unpaid provision of…
Correct answer: Mr. Arnold