Q19.
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:
Answer
A
Explanation
In 1854, Charles Wood prepared a despatch considered the 'Magna Carta of English Education in India'. Statement 1 is correct: It recommended a system of grants-in-aid to encourage private enterprise. Statement 2 is correct: It recommended establishment of universities in Calcutta, Bombay and Madras. Statement 3 is not correct: It recommended English as medium of instruction for higher studies and vernaculars at school level (not at ALL levels of education).