With reference to the Charter Act of 1793, consider the following statements regarding the opium trade with China:
1. The Act empowered the East India Company to issue licenses for private trade, known as "privilege" or "country trade."
2. These licenses facilitated the shipment of opium to China.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
1. The Act empowered the East India Company to issue licenses for private trade, known as "privilege" or "country trade."
2. These licenses facilitated the shipment of opium to China.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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What is the chronological sequence of the following?
1. Wood's Education Despatch 2. Macaulay's minute on education 3. The Sargent Education Report 4. Indian Education (Hunter commission) Select the correct answer using the codes given below: (1997)
1. Wood's Education Despatch 2. Macaulay's minute on education 3. The Sargent Education Report 4. Indian Education (Hunter commission) Select the correct answer using the codes given below: (1997)
Anonymous Quiz
36%
2,1,4,3
36%
2,1,3,4
21%
1,2,4,3
7%
4,1,3,2
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Which one of the following statements about the English Education Act of 1835 is NOT correct?
[CAPF 2017] #Modern_history
(a) It was proposed by Governor
General William Bentinck on the
advice of Macaulay
(b) It made English the language of instruction in Indian education system
(c) With the formal institutionalization of English as the language of instruction, the stage was set for a new direction to Indian education
(d) To the existing Oriental Institutions fresh awards of stipends to students and the publication of classical texts were to continue
[CAPF 2017] #Modern_history
(a) It was proposed by Governor
General William Bentinck on the
advice of Macaulay
(b) It made English the language of instruction in Indian education system
(c) With the formal institutionalization of English as the language of instruction, the stage was set for a new direction to Indian education
(d) To the existing Oriental Institutions fresh awards of stipends to students and the publication of classical texts were to continue
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The propounder of ‘Filtration Theory’ in India’s education policy was
[UP Lower Sub. (Pre) 2013]
[UP Lower Sub. (Pre) 2013]
Anonymous Quiz
17%
(A) Charles Wood
70%
(B) Macaulay
9%
(C) J.S. Mill
3%
(D) Cornwallis
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The foundation of modern educational system in India was laid by
[IAS (Pre) 1993]
[IAS (Pre) 1993]
Anonymous Quiz
10%
(A) The Charter Act of 1813
63%
(B) Macaulay’s Minutes of 1835
7%
(C) The Hunter Commission of 1882
20%
(D) Woods Dispatch of 1854
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Which one of the following was NOT recommended in Macaulay's 1835 Minute on Education ?
Anonymous Quiz
4%
(a) Teaching in English medium
15%
(b) Liberal literary training
25%
(c) Teaching of Western texts alone at higher levels of education
56%
(d) Teaching of both Western and Oriental texts at higher levels of education
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The real beginning of western education in India can be dated from :
[NDA I 2022]
[NDA I 2022]
Anonymous Quiz
25%
(a) the Charter Act of 1813
8%
(b) the Charter Act of 1793
3%
(c) the Sarda Act of 1929
64%
(d) the Macaulay's Minute on Indian Education, 1835
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#Compilation
Questions asked on Macaulay's Minute 1835.
Short notes on Macaulay's Minute 1835
1) CSE 1997 - see here
2) CAPF 2017 - see here
3) UP Lower PCS 2013 - see here
4) CSE 1993 - see here
5) EPFO 2021 - see here
6) NDA 1 2022 - see here
Questions asked on Macaulay's Minute 1835.
Short notes on Macaulay's Minute 1835
1) CSE 1997 - see here
2) CAPF 2017 - see here
3) UP Lower PCS 2013 - see here
4) CSE 1993 - see here
5) EPFO 2021 - see here
6) NDA 1 2022 - see here
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Consider the following landmarks in Indian education:
1. Hindu college, Culcutta 2. University of Culcutta 3. Adam's Report 4. Wood's Despatch Correct Chronological order of these landmarks? (1996)
1. Hindu college, Culcutta 2. University of Culcutta 3. Adam's Report 4. Wood's Despatch Correct Chronological order of these landmarks? (1996)
Anonymous Quiz
26%
1,3,4,2
38%
1,4,3,2
27%
3,1,4,2
10%
3,2,4,1
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The aim of education as stated by the Wood's Despatch of 1854 was
(2003)
(2003)
Anonymous Quiz
6%
The creation of employment opportunities for native Indians
20%
The spread of Western culture in India
42%
The promotion of literacy among the people using English medium
32%
The introduction of scientific research and rationalism in the traditional Indian education
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Regarding Wood’s Dispatch, which of the following statements are true ?
[CSE 2018] #Modern_history
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 :
[CSE 2018] #Modern_history
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 :
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