8th CBSE Notes On Civilising the ‘Native’, Educating the Nation

    Grade : VIII 

 History Chapter: 8  

 Civilising the ‘Native’, Educating the Nation 

Question And Answers

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 FILL IN THE BLANKS

1. Warren Hastings set up a madrasa in Calcutta to promote the study of Arabic, Persian and Islamic law. 
2. William Jones, Henry Thomas Colebrooke and Nathaniel Halhed started a journal called Asiatick Researches.
3. The English Education Act of 1835 stopped the promotion of Oriental institutions like the Calcutta Madrasa and Benaras Sanskrit College.
4. The Company appointed a number of government pundits to improve the standard of teaching at pathshalas. 
5. Gandhiji stated that the British system of education had enslaved Indians.

True Or False

TRUE OR FALSE 

1. William Jones started the Sanskrit College at Benares for the study of Hindu law and Philosophy. False
2. James Mill was a renowned Orientalist who favoured the study of ancient Indian texts. False
3. The Anglicists demanded the introduction of useful and practical education in India. True
4. The Christian missionaries set up pathshalas all over India. False 
5. Tagore wanted to combine the best elements of Western and Indian education and culture. True

SHORT ANSWER QUESTIONS

 SHORT ANSWER QUESTIONS 

Que : ?

Answer :

1. According to William Jones, sharing the knowledge of ancient Indian texts would help Indians rediscover their rich heritage and understand the lost glorious past of India. 
2. It would also help the British learn from Indian culture and would make them the custodians as well as the masters of Indian culture. 

Que : ?

Answer :

1. According to Macaulay, English education would enable Indians to read some of the best literature of the world that was authored in English. 
2. It would also make them aware of the developments in science and technology. 
3. This would help in civilising Indians and refining their tastes, values and culture.

Que : ?

Answer :

1. Unlike Gandhiji, Tagore was not completely against Western education and culture. 
2. He wanted to educate Indians by combining the best elements of Western and Indian education and culture. 
3. He considered the teaching of science and technology as important as the knowledge of art, dance and music.

LONG ANSWER QUESTIONS

LONG ANSWER QUESTIONS

Que : ?

Answer :

According to the Wood’s Despatch, Indians would benefit financially by the introduction of Western education because of the following reasons.

1. European learning would allow Indians to develop the resources of India, which will lead to economic prosperity. 
2. European learning would introduce Indians to the benefits of expanding trade and commercial activities of the country.
3. Introducing Indians to European ways of life would make Indians appreciate the goods produced in Europe. 
4. This would increase the demand for British goods, would create a large market for these goods in India. 
5. European learning would improve the moral character of Indians and would train them in administrative skills. 

Que : ? 

Answer :

The pathshalas catered to different needs of students by following a flexible system of education.

1. The pathshalas did not have a fixed curriculum. 
2. The guru taught according to the needs of the students
3. Students from poor families could also attend school, as fees depended on the income of the parents. 
4. Classes were not held during the harvest season when rural children worked in the fields. 
5. This allowed the children coming from peasant families to study in pathshalas.
   

Que : ? 

Answer :

The British reforms in school education brought rigidity in the working of local schools by establishing rules and routines.

1. The Company appointed a number of government pandits, who regularly inspected the schools under their charge. 
2. They suggested ways to improve the standard of teaching. 
3. Classes were held according to a regular timetable. 
4. Fixed subjects were taught to students with the help of textbooks. 
5. A system of annual examination was started to test the learning of students.
6. The guru submitted periodic reports on the progress made by students. 
7. The fee was fixed and collected from students on a regular basis.
8. Attending regular classes was made compulsory. 
9. Students had to sit on assigned seats and obey the new rules of discipline.