Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs) with answers on “The Historical Development of Education in Assam”
1. Which was the first modern educational institution established in Assam?
- a) Cotton College
- b) Jorhat College
- c) Sivasagar College
- d) Dibrugarh University
Answer: a) Cotton College
2. Which British officer played a crucial role in the development of modern education in Assam?
- a) David Scott
- b) Henry Hopkinson
- c) Robert Reid
- d) Francis Jenkins
Answer: a) David Scott
3. Which Assamese scholar is known for his pioneering efforts in spreading Western education in Assam?
- a) Anandaram Dhekial Phukan
- b) Lakshminath Bezbarua
- c) Hemchandra Barua
- d) Krishna Kanta Handique
Answer: a) Anandaram Dhekial Phukan
4. When was Cotton College, the premier educational institution of Assam, established?
- a) 1864
- b) 1901
- c) 1884
- d) 1907
Answer: d) 1901
5. Which educational reformer introduced Western education during British rule in Assam?
- a) Surya Kumar Bhuyan
- b) Christian missionaries
- c) Anandaram Dhekial Phukan
- d) Anundoram Borooah
Answer: b) Christian missionaries
6. Which commission, set up in 1882, had an influence on education policy in Assam?
- a) Hunter Commission
- b) Macaulay’s Commission
- c) Wood’s Dispatch
- d) Sargent Plan
Answer: a) Hunter Commission
7. Which Assamese leader emphasized the need for girls’ education in Assam?
- a) Nabin Chandra Bordoloi
- b) Padmanath Gohain Baruah
- c) Chandraprabha Saikiani
- d) Hiteswar Saikia
Answer: c) Chandraprabha Saikiani
8. What role did Baptist missionaries play in the development of education in Assam?
- a) Establishing universities
- b) Promoting vernacular education
- c) Building technical institutions
- d) Introducing medical education
Answer: b) Promoting vernacular education
9. Which was the first university established in Assam?
- a) Gauhati University
- b) Tezpur University
- c) Dibrugarh University
- d) Assam University
Answer: a) Gauhati University
10. In which year was Gauhati University, the first university in Assam, established?
- a) 1941
- b) 1948
- c) 1952
- d) 1960
Answer: b) 1948
11. Which missionary is credited with translating the Bible into Assamese, contributing to linguistic education in the state?
- a) Nathan Brown
- b) William Carey
- c) William Robinson
- d) Miles Bronson
Answer: a) Nathan Brown
12. Which type of education did the colonial government emphasize in Assam during the early British period?
- a) Technical education
- b) Religious education
- c) English-medium education
- d) Vernacular education
Answer: d) Vernacular education
13. Which scholar is considered one of the first Assamese graduates and contributed significantly to education in Assam?
- a) Hiteswar Barbaruah
- b) Lakshminath Bezbarua
- c) Anundoram Borooah
- d) Nabin Chandra Bordoloi
Answer: c) Anundoram Borooah
14. Which 19th-century Assamese institution provided both modern and traditional education?
- a) Sanskrit Tols
- b) Pathshalas
- c) Madrassas
- d) Gurukuls
Answer: b) Pathshalas
15. Who was the first Assamese to join the Indian Civil Service (ICS), contributing to the spread of education in the region?
- a) Lakshminath Bezbarua
- b) Nabin Chandra Bordoloi
- c) Gopinath Bordoloi
- d) Anundoram Borooah
Answer: d) Anundoram Borooah
16. The Assam Sahitya Sabha was formed in 1917 with the aim of promoting which aspect of Assamese culture?
- a) Science and technology
- b) Education and literature
- c) Trade and commerce
- d) Law and governance
Answer: b) Education and literature
17. Which school of learning, established in 1841 by Baptist missionaries, played a key role in Assamese education?
- a) Sivasagar Mission School
- b) Jorhat College
- c) Cotton Collegiate School
- d) Dibrugarh School
Answer: a) Sivasagar Mission School
18. Which initiative was introduced by the British government to promote primary education in Assam?
- a) Vernacular Education Scheme
- b) Universal Education Act
- c) Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan
- d) National Education Policy
Answer: a) Vernacular Education Scheme
19. The Assam Education Department was established during which period?
- a) Ahom period
- b) British colonial period
- c) Post-independence period
- d) Medieval period
Answer: b) British colonial period
20. Which policy advocated for education in the vernacular languages in Assam during the 19th century?
- a) Macaulay’s Minutes
- b) Wood’s Dispatch
- c) Wardha Scheme
- d) Hunter Commission
Answer: b) Wood’s Dispatch
21. Which Assamese scholar played a key role in the publication of textbooks for schools in the early 20th century?
- a) Hemchandra Barua
- b) Lakshminath Bezbarua
- c) Surya Kumar Bhuyan
- d) Krishna Kanta Handique
Answer: a) Hemchandra Barua
22. What was the primary focus of Assamese education during the Ahom rule?
- a) Religious education
- b) English-medium education
- c) Science and technology
- d) Engineering and medicine
Answer: a) Religious education
23. Which educational movement in the early 20th century aimed to improve women’s literacy in Assam?
- a) Missionary Movement
- b) Asom Mahila Samiti
- c) Brahmo Samaj Movement
- d) National Education Movement
Answer: b) Asom Mahila Samiti
24. Who was the founder of the first Assamese girls’ school?
- a) Kamala Saikia
- b) Chandraprabha Saikiani
- c) Nirmal Prabha Bordoloi
- d) Hema Bharali
Answer: b) Chandraprabha Saikiani
25. Which Assamese leader advocated for the establishment of Gauhati University after independence?
- a) Tarun Ram Phookan
- b) Gopinath Bordoloi
- c) Hemchandra Barua
- d) Bhupen Hazarika
Answer: b) Gopinath Bordoloi
26. Which famous Assamese historian contributed to the historiography of Assamese education?
- a) Suryya Kumar Bhuyan
- b) Krishna Kanta Handique
- c) Anundoram Borooah
- d) Nabin Chandra Bordoloi
Answer: a) Suryya Kumar Bhuyan
27. Which was the first modern medical institution established in Assam?
- a) Assam Medical College
- b) Gauhati Medical College
- c) Dibrugarh Nursing School
- d) Jorhat Medical School
Answer: a) Assam Medical College
28. Which policy in independent India gave a boost to higher education in Assam?
- a) National Education Policy (NEP)
- b) University Grants Commission (UGC)
- c) Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan
- d) Rashtriya Madhyamik Shiksha Abhiyan
Answer: b) University Grants Commission (UGC)
29. Who was the first Assamese scholar to become a Vice-Chancellor of a major Indian university?
- a) Krishna Kanta Handique
- b) Anundoram Borooah
- c) Surya Kumar Bhuyan
- d) Lakshminath Bezbarua
Answer: a) Krishna Kanta Handique
30. In which year was the Sivasagar Government High School, one of the oldest schools in Assam, established?
- a) 1837
- b) 1841
- c) 1860
- d) 1871
Answer: b) 1841
These MCQs cover various aspects of the historical development of education in Assam, ranging from the role of British policies to local scholars and institutions.
