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Development of education - Test Set 4

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  1. Question 1

    SSC CHSL 2020
    The Wardha Scheme of Basic Education (1937) was associated with which leader?
    1. Jawaharlal Nehru
    2. Mahatma Gandhi
    3. Dr. B.R. Ambedkar
    4. Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
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  2. Question 2

    UPSC NDA 2019
    The Kothari Commission (1964-66) recommended:
    1. Abolition of English as a medium of instruction
    2. Privatization of higher education
    3. Compulsory military training in schools
    4. Introduction of the 10+2+3 education system
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  3. Question 3

    The Sergeant Plan of Education (1944) aimed to:
    1. Promote technical education
    2. Reform university curricula
    3. Introduce free and compulsory education for 6-14 uears age group
    4. Establish private schools
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  4. Question 4

    UPSC NDA 2022
    The Hindu College, established in 1817 in Calcutta, was primarily aimed at promoting:
    1. Vernacular education
    2. English liberal education to the Indian elite
    3. Sanskrit learning
    4. Technical and scientific education
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  5. Question 5

    The Anglo-Vedic College in Lahore was associated with which socio-religious movement?
    1. Arya Samaj
    2. Brahmo Samaj
    3. Aligarh Movement
    4. Aligarh Movement
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  6. Question 6

    SSC CHSL 2023
    The first medical college in India was established in 1835 at:
    1. Bombay
    2. Calcutta
    3. Madras
    4. Delhi
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  7. Question 7

    SSC MTS 2022
    Who was the primary architect of the Wood’s Dispatch, often considered the blueprint of education policy in British India?
    1. Charles Wood
    2. Lord Dalhousie
    3. William Bentinck
    4. John Shore
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  8. Question 8

    UPSC CDS 2021
    Which Committee recommended the establishment of a University Grants Commission (UGC) in India?
    1. Radha Krishnan Commission
    2. Kothari Commission
    3. Sadler Commission
    4. Hunter Commission
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  9. Question 9

    KPSC Prelims 2019
    Who among the following was a pioneer in women’s education and established the first Indian Women's University in 1916?
    1. Annie Besant
    2. Dhondo Keshav Karve
    3. Pandita Ramabai
    4. Savitribai Phule
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  10. Question 10

    BPSC Prelims 2020
    The General Committee of Public Instruction was established in:
    1. 1813
    2. 1854
    3. 1823
    4. 1835
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  11. Question 11

    SSC CHSL 2023
    Which legislation allowed the British East India Company to spend money on promoting education in India for the first time?
    1. Regulating Act, 1773
    2. Charter Act, 1813
    3. Charter Act, 1833
    4. Indian Councils Act, 1861
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  12. Question 12

    Who established the Fort William College in Calcutta?
    1. Lord Cornwallis
    2. Warren Hastings
    3. Lord Wellesley
    4. Lord Ripon
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  13. Question 13

    UPSC CAPF 2022
    Who was the President of the Wardha Scheme of Basic Education Committee (1937)?
    1. Zakir Husain
    2. Mahatma Gandhi
    3. Jawaharlal Nehru
    4. J.B. Kripalani
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  14. Question 14

    UPSC CDS 2019
    What was the main objective of the Education Policy under Government of India Act, 1919 (Dyarchy)?
    1. Transfer education to Indian ministers in provinces
    2. Introduce English at all levels
    3. Make education a union subject
    4. Promote only missionary education
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  15. Question 15

    SSC CHSL 2022
    Which College was known as the "Oxford of the East"?
    1. Hindu College
    2. Fergusson College
    3. Presidency College, Calcutta
    4. Hindu College, Benaras
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  16. Question 16

    SSC MTS 2021
    Which was the first technical institution in India?
    1. Roorkee Engineering College
    2. IIT Bombay
    3. Calcutta Medical College
    4. Indian Institute of Science
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