UPSC Prelims 2018·GS1·history·modern history

Regarding Wood's Dispatch, which of the following statements are true? 1. Grants-in-Aid system was introduced. 2. Establishment of universities was recommended. 3. English as a medium of instruction at all levels of education was recommended. Select the correct answer using the code given below:

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  1. A1 and 2 onlyCorrect
  2. B2 and 3 only
  3. C1 and 3 only
  4. D1, 2 and 3

Explanation

Wood's Education Dispatch of 1854 was a comprehensive plan for the spread of education in British India. Statement 1 is correct: The Dispatch recommended the introduction of a system of grants-in-aid to indigenous and private schools to encourage them to adopt the government's educational policies and standards. This aimed to expand the reach of education with private participation. Statement 2 is correct: It recommended the establishment of universities in Calcutta, Bombay, and Madras on the model of the University of London. These universities were to be examining bodies, not teaching institutions initially. Statement 3 is incorrect: While Wood's Dispatch promoted English as the medium of instruction at the higher education level, it also emphasized the importance of vernacular languages at the primary level and Anglo-vernacular at the secondary level. It did not recommend English as a medium of instruction "at all levels of education"; rather, it sought to promote vernaculars at the grassroots.
history: Regarding Wood's Dispatch, which of the following statements are true? 1. Grants-in-Aid system was introduced. 2. Establ

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