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How many children were being taught in those pathshalas?
AOver 50 lakh
BOver 20 crore
COver 2 lakh
DOver 20 lakh
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: D. Over 20 lakh
1. Each school taught only a handful of children.
2. The total across a lakh of schools was still large.
3. Over 20 lakh children were being taught in them.
4. So the answer is over 20 lakh.
_Source: NCERT Class 8 History Our Pasts III, Ch 6 'Civilising the Native, Educating the Nation'_
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