[BA 4th Sem Question Papers, Dibrugarh University, 2015, Education, Major, History of Indian Education up to 1947]
1. (a) Fill in the blanks: 1x4=4
- The initiation ceremony of education in the Buddhist period was known as ____.
- The Charter Act of 1813 provided a sum of rupees ____ annually for education in India.
- The East India Company came to India in the year ____.
- Simon Commission was appointed in the year ____.
(b) Answer in one word each: 1x4=4
- What is the name of higher institution of the Muslim education?
- Who was the Chairman of the Calcutta University Commission of 1917?
- In which year was the Hartog Committee appointed?
- In which year did the great revolt of India take place?
2. Write short notes on the following: 4x5=20
- Characteristics of Muslim Education.
- Lord Bentinck’s Educational Policy.
- Rise of Nationalism in India.
- Government of India Act of 1921.
- Hartog Committee Report.
3. Write a briefly the main characteristics and curriculum of Vedic system of education. 5+5=10
Or
Discuss briefly the curriculum and method of teaching of Buddhist education. 5+5=10
4. What were the recommendations of Wood’s Despatch of 1854? Write briefly on the implementation of the recommendations. 7+4=11
Or
What is meant by the Anglicist-Classicist controversy? How was Lord Macaulay’s Minute instrumental in brining the Anglicist-Classicist controversy to an end? 6+5=11
5. What were the main recommendations of Hunter Commission of 1882 on primary education? What was its impact on Indian education? 7+4=11
6. Discuss the recommendations of the Indian University Commission of 1902 and its impact on Indian Education. 7+3=10
Or
What were the important features of Gokhale’s Bill of 1911? What were the causes of rejection of Gokhale’s Bill? 6+4=10
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7. Write the main suggestions of Wardha Scheme of Basic Education. What were the causes of the failure of Basic Education? 6+4=10
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