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

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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

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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

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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.