1. The Hunter Commission was appointed in the year:
A. 1881
B. 1882
C. 1885
D. 1892
Answer: B. 1882
Explanation: The Hunter Commission was appointed by Lord Ripon in 1882 to review the progress of education in India after the implementation of Wood’s Despatch (1854).
2. Who was the Chairman of the Hunter Commission?
A. W.W. Hunter
B. Charles Wood
C. Lord Ripon
D. H.S. Reid
Answer: A. W.W. Hunter
Explanation: Sir William Wilson Hunter, a member of the Indian Civil Services and historian, chaired the commission.
3. The main objective of the Hunter Commission was to:
A. Improve higher education
B. Reform vernacular education
C. Evaluate the progress of education after 1854
D. Nationalize Indian education
Answer: C. Evaluate the progress of education after 1854
Explanation: The commission’s task was to assess educational development following the Wood’s Despatch and suggest reforms.
4. Hunter Commission primarily focused on:
A. Higher education
B. Primary and secondary education
C. Technical education
D. University education
Answer: B. Primary and secondary education
Explanation: The Commission emphasized the importance of primary and secondary education, leaving higher education to private enterprises and universities.
5. According to the Hunter Commission, the responsibility of primary education should lie with:
A. Central Government
B. Provincial Government
C. Local bodies
D. Private institutions
Answer: C. Local bodies
Explanation: The Commission recommended that primary education be transferred to District and Municipal Boards to promote decentralization.
6. The Commission gave major emphasis on:
A. English education
B. Religious education
C. Vocational education
D. Vernacular education
Answer: D. Vernacular education
Explanation: The Commission strongly advocated the use of vernacular languages at the primary stage.
7. The Hunter Commission recommended the appointment of:
A. Education Inspectors only
B. Female Inspectors
C. Vice-Chancellors
D. Missionary Teachers
Answer: B. Female Inspectors
Explanation: To improve girls’ education, the Commission suggested appointing female inspectors.
8. Which policy was emphasized by the Hunter Commission regarding girls’ education?
A. Religious education
B. Co-education
C. Separate institutions for girls
D. Home schooling
Answer: C. Separate institutions for girls
Explanation: The Commission supported girls’ education but suggested setting up separate schools and female staff due to social customs.
9. Which level of education did the Commission want to make practically useful and vocational?
A. Primary
B. Secondary
C. Higher
D. University
Answer: B. Secondary
Explanation: The Commission recommended secondary education be more practical and prepare students for employment.
10. One key recommendation of the Hunter Commission was:
A. Encouraging the spread of Western philosophy
B. Promoting education for the elite
C. Encouraging private enterprise in education
D. Replacing vernacular languages
Answer: C. Encouraging private enterprise in education
Explanation: It encouraged private efforts and aided schools through grants-in-aid.
11. Hunter Commission’s views on religious instruction in state-funded schools were:
A. Strongly supportive
B. Strongly opposed
C. Left to the discretion of managers
D. Encouraged it in Muslim areas
Answer: C. Left to the discretion of managers
Explanation: The Commission believed that religious instruction should be allowed in aided institutions if not objected to by parents.
12. The Hunter Commission made how many major recommendations?
A. 6
B. 8
C. 10
D. 12
Answer: B. 8
Explanation: It provided 8 key recommendations covering primary to secondary education, teacher training, and female education.
13. Which Governor-General appointed the Hunter Commission?
A. Lord Curzon
B. Lord Ripon
C. Lord Lytton
D. Lord Dufferin
Answer: B. Lord Ripon
Explanation: Lord Ripon, known for liberal reforms, appointed the Hunter Commission in 1882.
14. The Commission emphasized training of:
A. Missionaries
B. Bureaucrats
C. Teachers
D. Inspectors
Answer: C. Teachers
Explanation: The Commission highlighted the need for teacher training institutes, especially for primary and female teachers.
15. According to the Hunter Commission, the medium of instruction at primary level should be:
A. English
B. Urdu
C. Vernacular
D. Persian
Answer: C. Vernacular
Explanation: It emphasized vernacular languages for effective learning at the primary stage.
16. Which of the following is NOT a recommendation of the Hunter Commission?
A. Decentralization of educational control
B. Increased financial assistance to private schools
C. University reformation
D. Appointment of women inspectors
Answer: C. University reformation
Explanation: University reforms were not under its scope. It focused on primary and secondary education.
17. What did the Commission recommend to encourage private efforts?
A. Free land
B. Tax benefits
C. Grant-in-aid
D. Honorary titles
Answer: C. Grant-in-aid
Explanation: Grant-in-aid system was to support private institutions that met certain standards.
18. Which type of education was to be made more employment-oriented by the Commission?
A. Primary
B. Religious
C. Secondary
D. University
Answer: C. Secondary
Explanation: It proposed vocational and industrial training to make secondary education more practical.
19. The commission criticized the government’s role in:
A. Spreading English education
B. Over-centralization
C. Encouraging girls’ education
D. Funding universities
Answer: B. Over-centralization
Explanation: The Commission criticized central control and recommended decentralized administration.
20. Which statement best summarizes the Hunter Commission’s approach to education?
A. Focus on higher education only
B. Promote elite-based schooling
C. Develop a mass-oriented and localized education system
D. Impose Western education everywhere
Answer: C. Develop a mass-oriented and localized education system
Explanation: The Hunter Commission aimed to make education accessible, decentralized, vernacular-based, and practical for the Indian masses.