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Anglicists : the people speaking European languages particularly British English
National Education : the system of education and such institutions promoted by nationalist leaders in
colonial period
Jamia Milia : national University
Nai Talim : gandhiji’s doctrine of new education system

Inside Story
Inside Story
g Modern education began in India under the British rule.

g Indian princes and rich merchants gave liberal grants of land and revenue for maintenance
of schools and patronage of art and learning.

g The monopoly of trade of the Company was abolished except in Tea and its trade with
China.
g Charter Act of 1813 had defined in clear terms the power of superintendence and direction
of the Board of Control.
g The Wood’s Despatch of 1854 recommended the establishment of universities at Calcutta,
Bombay and Madras.
g The National Muslim University was established at Aligarh in 1920.

A. Tick (3) the correct option.
1. Did India had its own educational system?
(a) Yes (b) No (c) Can’t say

2. Why did Britishers plan to educate a small section of upper and middle classes?
(a) To rule India (b) To educate India (c) To destroy India

3. In which year a Sanskrit college was set up at Varanasi?
(a) 1790 (b) 1791 (c) 1792
4. Who prepared a despatch on an educational system for India?

(a) Raja Ram Mohan Roy (b) Charles Wood (c) Mahatma Gandhi
5. Swami Dayananda Saraswati established Arya Samaj in 1875 at:
(a) Gujarat (b) Amritsar (c) Rajkot

6. The state of Baroda was probably the first to introduce compulsory primary education in:
(a) 1892 (b) 1891 (c) 1890

B. Fill in the blanks.

1. ______________ set up a madrasa in Calcutta for the study of Muslim law and related
subjects.

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