Development of Education: UPSC Previous Year Questions (Modern History)
1 previous year UPSC Prelims question on Development of Education (Modern History). Choose an option to see the answer and explanation.
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UPSC 1997Modern History · Development of Education
Q1. What is the correct chronological sequence of the following? 1. Wood’s Education Despatch 2. Macaulay’s minute on education 3. The Sargent Education Report 4. Indian Education (Hunter Commission) Select the correct answer using the code given below:
Explanation
The chronological sequence is Macaulay’s Minute (1835) Wood’s Despatch (1854) Hunter Commission (1882) Sargent Report (1944). Macaulay’s Minute on Education (1835): Drafted by Lord Macaulay, it played a pivotal role in establishing English as the medium of instruction in Indian schools. Wood’s Education Despatch (1854) was issued by Sir Charles Wood, then President of the Board of Control for the East India Company and stressed on emphasizing scientific learning and rational thinking over traditional religious teachings. Indian Education Commission (Hunter Commission) (1882) was headed by William Wilson Hunter and recommended that primary education be provided in vernacular languages and highlighted the importance of expanding primary education. The Sargent Education Report (1944) proposed compulsory and free education for children up to the age of 14, intending to raise educational standards to international levels.
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1997
(a) 2, 1, 4, 3
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This page covers 1 previous year UPSC Prelims GS Paper-I questions on Development of Education (Modern History), asked from 1996 to 2021. Each has the correct answer and an explanation.
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