MCQs History & Status of English in India-I
1. Who
gave the concept of “Filtration Theory”?
a. Macaulay
b. Lord
Hastings
c. Lord
Bentick
d. Lord
Cornwallis
2. Which is
known as “Magna Carta of English Education in India”?
a. Kothari
Commission
b. Wood’s Dispatch
c. Sadler Commission
d. Macaulay
Minute.
3. Who is
associated with the introduction of English education in India?
A. Raja
Rammohan Roy
B. Thomas
Babington Macaulay
C. William
Carey
D. Charles
Wood
4. Macaulay
Minute was proposed on
a. 2 Feb
1835
b. 31 Dec
1835
c. 15 Aug
1835
d. 1 Apr
1835
5. Status
of English in India is
a. Official
Language
b.
Associate Official Language
c. Both A
and B
d. None of
the above
6. Which of
the following incidents are not related to English in India?
a. Macaulay
Minute
b.
Discovery of sea route to India
c. Official
languages Act
d. Great
Vowel Shift
7. Who
wanted to create a class of people Indian in blood and colour but English in
taste and opinion?
a. Lord
Macaulay
b. Lord
Wellington
c. Lord Dalhousie
d. Lord
Bentick
8. Who said
“England and America are two countries divided by a common language”?
a. Francis
Bacon
b. T.S.
Eliot
c. G.B.
Shaw
d. Samuel
Johnson
9. UGC was
formed in 1953, but the autonomous status was granted in ……...?
a. 1956
b. 1955
c. 1954
d. 1957
10. Who is called
as “Father of modern Education in India”?
a. Warren
Hastings
b. Macaulay
c. Charles
Grant
d. Lord
Cornwallis
11. When was English officially introduced as
the medium of instruction in India?
A.
1813
B.
1835
C.
1854
D.
1947
12.
After Independence, English in India was to continue as an official language
for how many years initially?
A.
5 years
B.
10 years
C.
15 years
D.
20 years
13.
Which document is famously known for advocating English education in India?
A.
Wood’s Dispatch
B.
Macaulay’s Minute
C.
Indian Education Commission
D.
Hunter Commission Report
14.
Which Act allowed continued use of English for official purposes in India
beyond 1965?
A.
Official Languages Resolution
B.
Language Integration Act
C.
Official Languages Act, 1963
D.
Indian Constitution Amendment Act
15.
Which of the following is true about the status of English in India today?
A.
It is an associated official language.
B.
It is not used in administration.
C.
It is the national language.
D.
It is the official language of India.
16.
English in India is considered a:
A.
Native language
B.
Foreign language
C.
Classical language
D.
Second language
Answers:
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1. a |
2. b |
3. b |
4. a |
5. b |
6. d |
7. a |
8. c |
9. a |
10. b |
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11. B |
12. C |
13. B |
13. C |
14. C |
15. A |
16. D |
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