Exercise 1
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Questions from Exercise 1 with Hints & Solutions
Why was the East India Company opposed to missionary activities in India?
What was the issue of disagreement between the Orientalists and the Anglicists?
In what respects, is the syllabus in today's primary schools different from that in Indigenous schools. Identify any three difference.
What were the educational guidelines laid down by Wood's Despatch?
Compare the system of education prevalent in pre-British times with that of today.
The reason behind introducing education in India was to fill the low-post jobs. Why did this need arise?
The Wood's Despatch emphasised that the British would benefit greatly if western education was promoted in India. What were these benefits?
"Education in ancient India was not meant for all. Similarly, education in British India was also not meant for all." What do you understand by this statement?
