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SAI International School
Session-2020-21
Class- VIII
Subject- History
Civilising the “Native”, Educating the Nation
Home Assignment
Sub Topic: The Agenda for a National Education
(Objective)

QUESTIONS

1. Name two Indians who reacted against western education :
a. Mahatma Gandhi and Rabindranath Tagore
b. Nehru and Sardar Mahatma Gandhi
c. Mahatma Gandhi and Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
d. Rabindranath Tagore and Nehru

2. What is the meaning of word Santiniketan?
a. Happiness.
b. Abode of peace.
c. Name of Tagore’s parents.
d. Gurukulam.

3. Mahatma Gandhi felt that the ______ ought to be the medium of teaching
:
a. Sanskrit
b. Arabic
c. Indian languages
d. English

4. According to Mahatma Gandhi, what is the focus of English education?
a. Focused on creating the dignity for Indians.
b. Focused on practical knowledge.
c. Focused on Handicraft.
d. Focused on reading and writing than oral knowledge.

5. Who said “Education means all round drawing out of the best in child and
man body, mind and spirit”?
a. Rabindranath Tagore
b. Mahatma Gandhi
c. Swami Dayananda Saraswathi
d. Swami Vivekananda