Question

Some comments about the Orientalist Vision of Learning by the British are given below. Select the one that is not applicable to this particular style of learning. (Tough)

• A. British argued that the aim of education ought to be to teach what was useful and practical.
• B. British said that knowledge of the east was full of errors and unscientific thoughts
• C. British observed that Western literature was non-serious and light hearted.
• D. British argued that it is not advisable to encourage the study of Arabic and Sanskrit language and literature

Answer 1

The correct option is C British observed that Western literature was non-serious and light hearted.

Explanation : British officials had criticised the Orientalist vision of learning. They said that the knowledge of the East was full of errors and unscientific thought. They saw Eastern literature as non-serious and light-hearted.