SCHOLARSHIP EXAMINATIONS

OF THE

GOVERNMENT COLLEGES AND SCHOOLS,

IN

BENGAL

FOR

1850-51.

CALCUTTA:

F. CARBERY, MILITARY ORPHAN PRESS.

1852.

TABLE OF CONTENTS.

QUESTIONS.

SENIOR SCHOLARSHIPS, 1851.

Literature Proper

Pages

Hamlet, .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 to 3

Bacon's “ Novum Organum,” .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 3 to 5

Gray's Poems, .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 5 to 7

Collins' Odes, .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ....

Johnson's “Rasselas," .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 10.

Mental Philosophy, .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .... 10 & 11

History,

Arnold's Lectures, .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..

Elphinstone's History of India, .. .. .. .. .. .... 13

Mathematics-

Differential and Integral Calculus,.. .. .. .. .. .. 14 & 15

Geometry of two Dimensions, and Newton, .. .. .. .. 15 & 16

Theory of Equations and Conic Sections, .. .. .. .. 16 & 17

Euclid and Algebra,.. .. .. .. .. .. .. ...

17 to 19

Optics, . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..

24 & 25

Hydrostatics and Spherical Trigonometry,

.... 25 & 26

Statics, .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..

26 & 27

Plane Trigonometry, .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ....

27 & 28

Astronomy, .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..

Problems, .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ....

Dynamics, .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..

English, Vernacular, and Latin Essays,.. .. .. .. .. ..

JUNIOR SCHOLARSHIPS, 1851.

Crombie's Etymology and Syntax, Part II.,.. .. .. .. 35 to 37

History, Stewart's Bengal,.. .. .. .. .. .. .... 37 to 38

Mathematics-Arithmetic, Simple Equations, and Theory

of Numbers,.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 38 & 39

Geometry, .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ....

Geography, .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..

English Translation, ..

Bengali Translation, .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 42 to 45

Urdu Translation, .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 45 &

Watts on the Improvement of the Mind, .. .. .. .. 46 &

Oral Examination, .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 47 & 48