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Question
State whether the following is true or false:
Lord Macaulay insisted that Western education should be imparted through the medium of vernacular languages.
Options
True
False
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Solution
False.
Correct Statement: Lord Macaulay insisted that Western education should be imparted through the medium of English.
RELATED QUESTIONS
Match the Column:
| Column A | Column B |
| 1. Permanent Settlement | (a) encouraged the education of Indians |
| 2. Shipbuilding industry | (b) Lord Dalhousie |
| 3. Lord Macaulay | (c) Fixed revenue |
| 4. Charter Act of 1813 | (d) Anglicist |
| 5. Transport and communication development | (e) Vishakhapatnam |
Answer the following question in one or two words/sentences:
Mention any two positive effects of the introduction of English in the Indian educational system.
Answer the following question in one or two words/sentences:
How would the improved transport and communication system benefit the Indian later?
Answer the following question briefly:
The Charter Act of 1813 passed by the British Parliament was the first major step to introduce changes in the Indian system of education. In this context discuss:
The general directives issued to the Company in the Charter Act of 1813 and its inherent weakness
When the Charter Act of 1813 was passed a great controversy arose on the issue of education.
What was the controversy about?
When the Charter Act of 1813 was passed a great controversy arose on the issue of education.
How was it resolved?
State whether the following statement is True or False:
The English took interest in education of Indians only because they needed low paid, English speaking clerks.
State whether the following statement is True or False:
The new education policy benefitted only the upper and the middle class.
Answer the following question:
Why did the English East India Company feel the need for educational; reforms?
Answer the following question:
What were the main objectives of a British education in India? Mention the steps recommended to implement the policy.
