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Adam found how many pathshalas in Bengal and Bihar?

AOver 100
BOver 1 lakh
COver 20 lakh
DOver 1,000
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. Over 1 lakh
1. Each had no more than 20 students. 2. There were over 1 lakh pathshalas. 3. Over 20 lakh children studied in them. _Source: syllabus Our Pasts III, Chapter 7, Civilising the Native, Educating the Nation._
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