Q. Lady Irwin college of Delhi was founded in (a) 1932 (b) 1924 (c) 1925 (d) 1931 Ans: (a) 1932 Explanation: Lady Irwin College of Delhi was founded in 1932. Lady Irwin College is a constituent college of the University of Delhi located in the North Campus. Established in 1932, ...

Q. The Chief work of Baptist Zenana Mission which was established in Calcutta in 1867 was 1. to recruit women teachers to educate women 2. to impart education to women 3. to train female nurses Choose the code for correct answers: (a) 1 only (b) 1 and 2 (c) 1 and 3 (d) 3 only

Q. The motto ‘Back to the Vedas’ is attributed to which of the reform movement leaders? (a) Raja Ram Mohun Roy (b) Keshub Chandra Sen (c) Dayananda Saraswati (d) Vivekananda Ans: (c) Dayananda Saraswati Explanation: The motto "Back to the Vedas" is attributed to Dayananda ...

Q. Who was the founder of Kashi Vidyapeeth? (a) Bhartendu Harishchandra (b) Madan Mohan Malviya (c) Swami Shraddhanand (d) Shiv Prasad Gupt Ans: (d) Shiv Prasad Gupt Explanation:  Babu Shiv Prasad Gupta and Bhagwan Das established the university in Varanasi, on 10 February ...

Q. In which year, rulers made provisions for spreading English Education in India? (a) 1813 (b) 1814 (c) 1815 (d) 1816 Ans: (a) 1813

Q. The earliest intervention of British Indian Government in the realm of education dates? (a) 1813 (b) 1854 (c) 1833 (d) 1849 Ans: (a) 1813 Explanation: The Charter Act of 1813 marked a significant milestone as the first step towards making education an objective of the British ...

Q. Which period in precolonial India proved most beneficial from the point of view of women’s education in India? (a) 1835-1905 (b) 1870-1892 (c) 1893-1920 (d) 1921-1947 Ans: (d) 1921-1947

Q. Which of the following report was the first official pronouncement on women’s education: (a) Charles Wood Report (b) Hunter Commission Report (c) Butter Commission Report (d) Hartog Commission Report Ans: (a) Charles Wood Report Explanation: The Charles Wood Report, also known ...

Q. Who laid the foundation of Calcutta Madrasa in 1781? (a) Warren Hastings (b) Lord Cornwallis (c) John Shore (d) Lord Dalhousie Ans: (a) Warren Hastings Explanation: The foundation of Calcutta Madrasa in 1781 was laid by Warren Hastings. Therefore, the correct answer is (a) ...

Q. Who started the Hindi journal Bala Bodhini, which was dedicated to women issues? (a) Bhartendu Harishchandra (b) Pratap Narayan Misra (c) Rameshwari Nehru (d) Balkrishna Bhatt Ans: (a) Bhartendu Harishchandra Explanation: The correct answer is (a) Bhartendu Harishchandra. ...

Q. In 1804 Ram Mohan Roy wrote, ‘Tuhfat Ul Muwahhidin’. The work was in: (a) Arabic (b) Persian (c) Latin (d) French Ans: (b) Persian Explanation: In 1804 Raja Ram Mohan Roy wrote Tuhfat-ul-Muwahhidin (A Gift to Monotheists) in Persian with an introduction in Arabic. ...

Q. Which Act removed the legal recognition of slavery in India? (a) Act of 1813 (b) The Charter Act, 1833 (c) The Act XI of 1835 (d) The Act V of 1843 Ans: (d) The Act V of 1843 Explanation:  The legal recognition of slavery in India was removed by the Act V of 1843. ...