Delhi Public School Vasundhara,Ghaziabad

Subject: Social Science Class-VIII Chapter 7 Education and British Rule

I. Multiple Choice Questions 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Warren Hasting set up madrasa at : a. Delhi b. Calcutta c. Varanasi d. Bombay The amount of one lakh was set aside for education in : a. Charter Act of 1844 b. Charter Act of 1858 c. Charter Act of 1813 d. None of the above In 1817,Hindu college was set up by : a. Raja Ram Mohan Roy b. Ishwar Chand Vidya Sagar c. Sir Syed Ahmed Khan d. Henry Derozio English became the official language in : a. 1813 b. 1844 c. 1818 d. 1854 In 1857 ,universities were set up in : a. Calcutta, Madras and Bangalore b. Bombay, Madras and Delhi c. Calcutta, Madras and Serampore d. Calcutta, Bombay and Madras 6. Maharaja Sayajirao is known as father of modern : a. Surat b. Baroda c. Patna d. Jaipur 7. Aligarh movement was started by : a. Salimulla Khan b. Mohd.Ali Jinnah c. Sir Syed Ahmed Khan d. None of the above 8. Young Bengal movement was started by: a. Warren Hasting b. Henry Derozio c. Maculay d. All of the above 9. The chain of DAV schools and colleges was set up by : a. Brahmo Samaj b. Prathana sabha c. Arya Samaj d. None of the above 10. Aligarh Muslim university was founded in : a. 1857 b. 1875 c. 1889 d. 1899 II Short Answer type 1. Enumerate the merit and demerit of western education on Indian society.

2. List out the main demands of Derozians.

3. Briefly write about the system of Education present in India before the coming of British.

III Long Answer type 1. Discuss the steps taken by educated Indians to spread education .