Q. The foundation of modern educational system in India was laid by<\/p>\n\n\n\n
(a) The Charter Act of 1813<\/p>\n\n\n\n
(b) Macaulay\u2019s Minutes of 1835<\/p>\n\n\n\n
(c) The Hunter Commission of 1882<\/p>\n\n\n\n
(d) Wood\u2019s Despatch of 1854 <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Ans: (b) Macaulay\u2019s Minutes of 1835<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Explanation: The “Minute” was written as a rebuttal to those council members who believed that Indian students should continue to be educated in Sanskrit and Arabic as well as English;\u00a0Macaulay’s\u00a0party carried the argument. Macaulay’s\u00a0\u201cMinute\u00a0on Indian Education\u201d, He envisaged creating, \u201ca class of persons, Indian in blood and colour, but English in taste, in opinions, in morals, and in intellect\u201d.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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