Development of Education in British India

1. The Hartog Commission was set up for reforms in which sector?

  1. Education
  2. Agriculture
  3. Industry
  4. Public Health
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Answer: Option A. Education

2. Who founded the Central Hindu College in Varanasi, which later became Banaras Hindu University?

  1. Annie Besant
  2. Bal Gangadhar Tilak
  3. Madan Mohan Malviya
  4. Dayananda Saraswati
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Answer: Option A. Annie Besant

3. Which document is referred to as the “Magna Carta of Indian Education”?

  1. Hunter Commission Report
  2. Macaulay’s Minute on Education
  3. Wood’s Despatch of 1854
  4. Indian Universities Act of 1904
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Answer: Option C. Wood’s Despatch of 1854

4. Which organizations were established by Pandit Madan Mohan Malviya?

  1. Banaras Hindu University
  2. Pragya Hindu Samaj
  3. Hindu Mahasabha
  4. Bharat Dharma Mahamandal

Choose the correct answer from the options below:

  1. 1, 3, and 4
  2. 1, 2, and 3
  3. 2, 3, and 4
  4. 1, 2, and 4
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Answer: Option B. 1, 2, and 3

5. Which state in pre-independence India was the first to introduce compulsory primary education?

  1. Mysore
  2. Hyderabad
  3. Madras
  4. Baroda
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Answer: Option D. Baroda