Question

When was the National Council of Education Setup?
A. 1905
B. 1906
C. 1908
D. 1910

Answer 1

Hint: The National Council of Education was set up to promote science and technology under the umbrella of the Swadeshi Movement. The organization was set up amidst rising controversies in the education sector between the nationalists and the Britishers about the subject and process of imparting education in India.

Complete answer:
A strong nationalist movement and identity began to be developed by the end of the \[19th\]century in India, which was particularly significant in the area of the erstwhile Bengal region.
Going by the chronological order, a Universities Act was passed in the year\[1904\], which increased white representation in Calcutta University administration, as an attempt by the British government to control the nationalist sentiments amongst the youth. This acted as a point of contention.
Then came the Swadeshi Movement in the year \[1905\]as a result of the partition of Bengal. This movement laid the foundation of the National Council of Education as its manifesto mentioned ‘boycott foreign goods and also education’. On the heels of this movement, the Landholders Association organized a meeting at Park Street, which was attended by \[1500\]delegates. The idea of forming any council for education was discussed particularly in this meeting.
The prominent personalities associated with the establishment of the National Council of Education were Satish Chandra Mukherjee, Rabindranath Tagore, Motilal Ghose, etc. The council had one president and one or more vice presidents. Bengal National College and Bengal Institute were set up by the same council. These two institutions were later merged to form Jadavpur University.
So, the correct answer is Option C.:

Note: The main objective behind setting up the National Council of Education was to instill the feeling of nationalism among the youngsters and to prevent them from entering into the clutches of Colonial Society through education imparted by Britishers. The council helped in brewing nationalist sentiments among the youth of Bengal, hence giving them the courage to object.