Education and Colonial Rule Question Paper | Class 8 CBSE SSC PDF

Section A: Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs)

(1 × 10 = 10 marks)

1. Education before British rule was mainly given in
   a) Universities
   b) Missionary schools
   c) Pathshalas, Maktabs, and Madrasas
   d) English schools
2. Which subject was not commonly taught in Pathshalas?
   a) Reading
   b) Writing
   c) Moral values
   d) Western science
3. Maktabs and Madrasas mainly focused on
   a) Mathematics and science
   b) Islamic studies, Persian, and Arabic
   c) English literature
   d) Engineering
4. Which group of British officials supported Indian languages?
   a) Anglicists
   b) Orientalists
   c) Missionaries
   d) Reformers
5. The Charter Act of 1813 made it compulsory for the British to
   a) Open universities
   b) Spend money on education
   c) Teach only English
   d) Stop Indian education
6. Thomas Macaulay believed that
   a) Indian knowledge was superior
   b) Education should be free for all
   c) Western knowledge was superior
   d) Sanskrit should be promoted
7. Wood’s Dispatch is known as
   a) English Education Act
   b) Filtration Theory
   c) Magna Carta of Indian Education
   d) Basic Education Scheme
8. Filtration Theory aimed to educate
   a) Only women
   b) Only rural people
   c) A small elite group
   d) All Indians equally
9. The universities of Calcutta, Bombay, and Madras were established in
   a) 1835
   b) 1854
   c) 1857
   d) 1880
10. Nai Talim was proposed by
    a) Rabindranath Tagore
    b) Sir Syed Ahmad Khan
    c) Warren Hastings
    d) Mahatma Gandhi

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Section B: One-Word Answer

(1 × 5 = 5 marks)

1. Name the schools where Islamic education was taught.
2. Who started Calcutta Madrasa?
3. In which year was Macaulay’s Minute introduced?
4. What theory aimed to spread education from elites to masses?
5. Which education system focused on craft-based learning?

Section C: Very Short Answer Questions

(2 × 5 = 10 marks)

1. Mention any two features of education before British rule.
2. Who were Anglicists?
3. State one aim of British education in India.
4. Why did early female education face resistance?
5. What was the main purpose of English education according to the British?

Section D: Short Answer Questions

(4 × 5 = 20 marks)

1. Describe the role of Pathshalas in pre-British education.
2. Explain the debate between Orientalists and Anglicists.
3. What were the main recommendations of Wood’s Dispatch (1854)?
4. How did English education benefit only certain sections of society?
5. Write a short note on Aligarh Muslim University and its origin.

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Section E: Long Answer Questions

(8 × 3 = 24 marks)

1. Describe the system of education in India before British rule.
2. Explain Macaulay’s Minute and its impact on Indian education.
3. Discuss the impact of British education on Indian society.
4. Explain the contributions of Sir Syed Ahmad Khan to modern education.
5. Compare the educational ideas of Rabindranath Tagore and Mahatma Gandhi.

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