Modern History PYQ 116 of 636 · Development of Education in Modern India

To what was Wood's Dispatch of 1854 related?

  1. AModern education
  2. BEstablishment of universities in India
  3. CSocial reform
  4. DMore than one of the above
  5. ENone of the above

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Correct answer: (d) More than one of the above

Explanation

The Wood’s Despatch (1854) is called the “Magna Carta of Indian Education.” It emphasized modern education. It made provision for establishing universities in the three Presidency towns—Bombay, Calcutta, and Madras—on the pattern of the University of London. It also recommended setting up a Department of Public Instruction in each province. Therefore, option (d) is correct.

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