Civilizing the Native, Educating the Nation

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Question 1 :

What would you call a person who knows several languages ?

1. Translator
2. Biographer
3. Biolinguist
4. Linguist
Answer
24832

Question 2 :

Three Englishmen were busy discovering the ancient Indian heritage and mastering Indian languages. One was Willam Jones and another Henry Thomas Colebrooke . Name the third person

1. Warren Hastings
2. Max Muller
3. Nathaniel Halhed
4. Henry Thomas Colebrooke
Answer
24833

Question 3 :

Who started the journal Asiatick Researches?

1. Warren Hastings
2. William Jones
3. Henry Thomas Colebrooke
4. Max Muller
Answer
24834

Question 4 :

What does the Arabic word Madrasa refer to?

1. A place of worship
2. A mine
3. A place of learning , a school or college
4. A factory
Answer
24835

Question 5 :

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

1. Benares
2. Bombay
3. Madras
4. Calcutta
Answer
24836