History Practice Quiz 174

Q1.What was the name of the journal started by the Asiatic Society of Bengal?

A. Asiatick Researches B. Bengal Studies C. Indian Heritage D. Oriental Journal

Q2.According to Jones and Colebrooke, when had Indian civilisation attained its glory?

A. In the medieval period B. In the ancient past C. During British rule D. In the modern era

Q3.What did Jones and Colebrooke believe was necessary to understand India?

A. To study British laws B. To discover sacred and legal texts from the ancient period C. To learn Western sciences D. To travel across India

Q4.In which year was a madrasa set up in Calcutta to promote the study of Arabic, Persian and Islamic law?

A. 1781 B. 1791 C. 1771 D. 1801

Q5.In which year was the Hindu College established in Benaras to encourage the study of ancient Sanskrit texts?

A. 1781 B. 1791 C. 1771 D. 1801

Q6.Who among the following was a scholar of Sanskrit and ancient sacred writings of Hinduism?

A. William Jones B. Nathaniel Halhed C. Henry Thomas Colebrooke D. All of the above

Q7.What did many Company officials argue the British ought to promote?

A. Western learning B. Indian rather than Western learning C. Islamic law only D. English literature

Q8.What did the British hope to achieve by promoting Indian learning?

A. To win a place in the hearts of the 'natives' and be respected B. To increase trade profits C. To convert Indians to Christianity D. To establish military control

Q9.Which ancient Indian subjects did William Jones study?

A. Only poetry and law B. Law, philosophy, religion, politics, morality, arithmetic, medicine, and other sciences C. Only arithmetic and medicine D. Only religion and politics

Q10.Who was one of the British officials who attacked the Orientalists and argued that education should teach what was useful and practical?

A. Thomas Babington Macaulay B. James Mill C. Warren Hastings D. Richard Westmacott

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History Practice Quiz 174