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Curriculum development involves deciding what learners should know, how they should learn it and how achievement will be judged. Coverage includes needs analysis, aims and objectives, content selection and sequencing, learning experiences, curriculum design models, implementation, evaluation and revision. Curriculum is broader than a syllabus because it includes learning experiences and assessment as well as content.
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- 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. There should be variation is the subjects for various educational levels
- B. The students of private schools should be awarded scholarships
- C. Primary education is the responsibility of the Government
- D. All of these
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. Mr. Arnold
- B. William James
- C. William Hunter
- D. William Adams
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- A. Teachers have no concern with character Formation of students
- B. There is no role of teachers
- C. Teacher is not aware of which student he is evaluating
- D. All of these
Explanation: This item presents the colonial British system as neglecting character formation, personal teacher-pupil relationships, and meaningful…
Correct answer: All of these- A. Sir William Hunter
- B. William James
- C. T. W. Arnold
- D. William Adams
Explanation: Sir William Wilson Hunter wrote Our Indian Muslims, a work examining the position and political loyalty of Muslims under British rule. T.
Correct answer: Sir William Hunter- A. Misinterpreting Islam
- B. Westernizing the Muslims
- C. Preaching Christianity
- D. All of the following
Explanation: Missionary institutions commonly combined Western-style schooling with Christian preaching, and their teaching was often criticised by…
Correct answer: All of the following- A. 1925
- B. 1920
- C. 1922
- D. 1929
Explanation: The Inter-University Board in British India was established in 1925 to coordinate university matters and examinations.
Correct answer: 1925- A. Wood's Dispatch
- B. Charter Act 1813
- C. Lord Macaulay Report
- D. Hunter Commission
Explanation: Wood’s Despatch of 1854 laid out a comprehensive educational policy for British India, including departments, universities and…
Correct answer: Wood's Dispatch- A. 1830
- B. 1833
- C. 1823
- D. 1819
Explanation: The General Committee of Public Instruction was established in 1823 to advise the East India Company on education.
Correct answer: 1823- A. The present education system of India should be abolished
- B. The European subjects should be taught in India
- C. English should be the medium of instruction
- D. All of these
Explanation: Macaulay’s 1835 Minute supported European literature and science, taught through English, and rejected continued priority for the existing…
Correct answer: All of these- A. Occidentalists
- B. Communists
- C. Educationists
- D. Linguistics
Explanation: The Occidentalists supported Western knowledge and English education, in contrast with the Orientalists, who favoured Arabic, Persian and…
Correct answer: Occidentalists- A. 1765
- B. 1890
- C. 1770
- D. 1698
Explanation: The 1698 parliamentary measure required the East India Company to support Christian instruction among its employees and in its…
Correct answer: 1698- A. Bengal
- B. Bihar
- C. Orissa
- D. All of the following
Explanation: After the Treaty of Allahabad in 1765, Shah Alam II granted the Company Diwani rights over Bengal, Bihar and Orissa.
Correct answer: All of the following- A. 30%
- B. 35%
- C. 33%
- D. 36%
Explanation: The 1822 Madras survey associated with Thomas Munro reported schooling for roughly one-third of the population.
Correct answer: 33%- A. The slaves
- B. The rulers
- C. The kings
- D. The public servants
Explanation: The East India Company initially came to the subcontinent for trade, but military victories and political agreements enabled it to become…
Correct answer: The rulers- A. John Dewey
- B. William Adam
- C. Thomas Minro
- D. None of these
Explanation: Thomas Munro’s Madras survey of 1822 examined the spread of indigenous schooling and reported approximately one school for every 500…
Correct answer: Thomas Minro- A. 6
- B. 7
- C. 5
- D. 4
Explanation: Standard summaries of British educational development in the subcontinent commonly divide it into four broad periods, beginning with the…
Correct answer: 4- A. Political role in Lieu of trade in India
- B. Educational role in Lieu of trade in India
- C. Cultural role in Lieu of trade in India
- D. Social role in Lieu of trade in India
Explanation: The Company’s central transformation was from a commercial body into a political authority, especially after acquiring revenue and…
Correct answer: Political role in Lieu of trade in India