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How far from Calcutta did Tagore set up his school?
A200 kilometres
B500 kilometres
C50 kilometres
D100 kilometres
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: D. 100 kilometres
1. Tagore believed creative learning needed a natural setting.
2. So he placed the school well outside the city.
3. He set it up 100 kilometres away from Calcutta.
4. So the answer is 100 kilometres.
_Source: NCERT Class 8 History Our Pasts III, Ch 6 'Civilising the Native, Educating the Nation'_
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