Madrasas and Colleges

Q. The Hindu college was established in _______.

1. Benaras
2. Bengal
3. Bombay
4. Calcutta

Q. Vernacular langauges refer to ______ languages.

1. foreign
2. native
3. religious
4. English only

Q.

Why do novels use vernacular language?

Q. A Munshi is a person who can read, write and teach ______.

1. Sanskrit
2. Urdu
3. English
4. Persian

Q. Where in India a Madrasa was set up in 1781 to promote the study of Arabic, Persian and Islamic Law ? (Moderate)

1. Calcutta
2. Bombay
3. Benares
4. Madras

Q. In countries like India, British used this term to mark the difference between the local languages and everyday use and English. This term is generally used to refer to a local language or dialect as distinct from what is seen as the standard language. (Easy)

1. Jargon
2. Vernacular
3. Colloquial
4. Slang

Q. A person who can read, write and teach Persian is known as _______ (Easy)

1. Munshi
2. Brahman
3. Qazi
4. Maulavi

Q. Study of which of the following was NOT the purpose of setting up Madrasa in Calcutta in 1781? (Moderate)

Q. The purpose behind the Calcutta madrasa was to _________.

1. improve administrative efficiency
2. get tax revenue
3. intact colonization
4. steal intellectual property

Q. What is the meaning of 'madrasa'?

1. Place of worship
2. Educational institution
3. Community center
4. Presidency

Q. The Calcutta Madrasa was set up in the year _____.

1. 1780
2. 1781
3. 1782
4. 1783

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Why Do Novels Use Vernacular?

Q. Who set up the Calcutta madrasa?

1. Robert Clive
2. William Bentinck
3. Warren Hastings
4. William Jones

Q. Where is the monument to Warren Hastings situated in?

1. Benaras
2. Bengal
3. Bombay
4. Calcutta

Q. Which of the following were covered in the Calcutta Madrasa?

1. Arabic
2. Persian
3. Islam
4. All of the above

Q. William Hastings set up a Madrasa in .

1. Bengal
2. Benaras
3. Calcutta
4. Madras

Q. Which of the following was the primary focus of the Hindu college?

1. Brahmi scripts
2. Arabic texts
3. Sanskrit texts
4. Persian texts

Q. The Hindu college was established in the year _____.

1. 1761
2. 1771
3. 1781
4. 1791