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MARY’s SCHOOL
CLASS VIII SOCIAL SCIENCE ANSWER KEY
HISTORY L-7 COLONIAL EDUCATION

Answer these questions in brief:

Q1. How did Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar contribute to education?
A1. Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar was a key figure in Bengal
Renaissance. He set up 35 schools for girls, and developed an
innovative method of teaching Sanskrit.

Q2. What were the shortcomings of the traditional system of

education, according to Anglicists?
A2. According to Anglicists the traditional system of education did
not provide modern and scientific education.

Q3. What were the main recommendations of the Hartog

Committee?
A3. The Hartog Committee (1929) recommended that commercial
and industrial courses be introduced at in the middle school, to make
it interesting. Also, vernacular middle schools should be established
in rural areas.

Q4. What were the aims of the National Council of Education?

A4. The aims of the National Council of Education were:
a. To impart education in regional Indian languages.
b. To encourage the study of culture, arts, and natural sciences.

Q5. Name the two school of thoughts in the educational institutions.

A5. There were two schools of thought-Orientalists and Anglicists.

Q6. Name three colleges established by William Bentinck.

A6. William Bentinck established the Kolkata Medical College and
the Elphinstone College in Bombay in 1834 and the Hindu College in
Banaras in 1791.
Q7. Who were the Orientalists and the Anglicists? What was the
difference in their ideologies?
A7. H. H. William and Dayananda Saraswati were orientalists and
supported the use of Indian languages. Those who supported the
English medium of instruction were known as Anglicists. Raja Ram
Mohan Roy was an Anglicist.

Q8. Where was the National Council of Education established?

A8. The National Council of Education (NCE) was established in
Bengal.

Q9. Write a short note on Indian University Commission of 1902.

A9. The Indian University Commission (1902) suggested that the
government should exercise control over universities, and
universities over colleges. They also recommended that hostels
should be built for the students.

Q10. What were the recommendations of Radhakrishnan

Commission?
A10. The Radhakrishnan Commission recommended the setting up
of rural universities based on Shantiniketan and Jamia Millia Islamia.
It also urged that the grants for scholarships and stipends be
considerably increased so that the poor would be able to receive
education.

Explain these questions in detail.

Q1. What were the main objectives of the British in propagating

western education?
A1. The British wanted to educate the Indians for two main reasons:
a. The introduction of the English language would expose educated
Indians to western culture, literature and science.
b. They wanted to employ educated Indians in administration, as it
would be benefit them economically.
Q2. What were the main recommendations of the Wood’s Despatch?
A2. The main recommendations of the Wood's Despatch were:
a. To set up an educational institution in every province of India.
b. Educational institutions based in the model of the London
University should be established in Bombay, Calcutta and Madras.
c. To give grants and aid to the private institutions in India.
d. To use the vernacular languages as the medium of instruction
besides English.
e. Setting up an education department in all the provinces.

Q3. What was the impact of English education on Indian people?

A3.The impact of English education on Indian people are as followed:
a. The English education helped to develop India on lines of modern
and scientific principles.
b. Many universities were established in India.
c. A number of commissions and committees were appointed by the
British to look into and improve the Indian system of education.
d. Many nationalists also formed their own organizations to improve
the education of the country.

Q4. Why do you think that Rabindranath Tagore’s system of

education was unique?
A4. Rabindranath Tagore wanted to establish an educational system
where students would be happy, carefree, creative and free to
explore. He believed that this would be possible only if a child was
exposed to a natural environment. Therefore, he established a school
and the Vishwabharti University in rural Shantiniketan, which meant
'the abode of peace. This was a place where children could harness
and nourish their creativity and talent, and could be taught art and
culture.
Read the passage and answer these questions.

The Non-Cooperation Movement of 1920 enhanced the idea of

national education and led to the establishment of many renowned
universities such as the Jamia Millia Islamia and Visva-Bharati.

Q1. Name two institutes that were established after the start of the
Non-Cooperation Movement.
A1. Jamia Millia Islamia and Visva-Bharati.

Q2. What do you understand by the phrase ‘national education’?

A2.
 The national education movement conditioned the later
educational developments in the country.
 It had sure impact on the development of primary education in
the country.
 It paved the way for making primary education free, universal
and compulsory.
 The national education movement laid stress on the development
of a national language.
 The question of making Hindi as the national language originated
in this period.