Education under British rule

1. In collaboration with David Hare and

Alexander Duff, who of the following

established Hindu College at Calcutta(upsc /IAS2009)

2. A: The first ever Bill to make primary

education compulsory in India was

rejected in 1911.

R: Discontent would have increased if

every cultivator could read. (upsc /IAS 1998)

3. The aim of education as stated by the

Wood’s dispatch of 1854 was(upsc /IAS2003)

4. With reference to educational institutes

during colonial rule in India, consider the

following pairs : (upsc /IAS2018)

Institution Founder

1. Sanskrit College, William Jones

Benaras

2 Calcutta Madarsa Warren Hastings

3. Fort William College Arthur Wellesley

Which of the pairs given above is/are correct?

5. Which of the following led to the

introduction of English Education in India? (upsc /IAS2018)

1) Charter Act of 1813

2) General Committee of Public Instruction,

1823

3) Orientalist and Anglicist Controversy

Select the correct answer using the code

given below:

6. Regarding Wood’s Dispatch, which of the

following statements are true ? (upsc /IAS 2018)

1. Grants-in-Aid system was introduced.
2. Establishment of universities was recommended.

3. English as a medium of instruction at all

levels of education was recommended.

Select the correct answer using the code

given below: