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SAI International School
Session-2020-21
Class- VIII
Subject- History
Civilising the “Native”, Educating the Nation
Home Assignment
Sub Topic : How the British saw Education (Page : 95 to 96)
(Objective)

QUESTIONS

1. In which year did William Jones arrive in Calcutta?
a. 1783
b. 1743
c. 1793
d. 1885

2. Someone who knows and studies several languages is a
a. Linguist
b. Scholar
c. Educationist
d. Orientalist

3. William Jones had studied _____ and _____ at Oxford.
a. French and English
b. Persian and Arabic
c. Greek and Latin
d. English and Arabic

4. William Jones had an appointment as a ________ , that the company had
set up.
a. Junior Judge at the supreme court
b. High Court Judge
c. Session Court Judge
d. Civil Court Judge
5. In 1791, the_____ was established in Benaras to encourage the study of
ancient Sanskrit texts.
a. Madrasa
b. Hindu College
c. Sanskrit College
d. Vedas college