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UPSC Prelims 1997 · General Studies

Question 60: History and Culture

What is the correct chronological sequence of the following? I. Wood's Education Despatch II. Macaulay's Minute on Education III. The Sargeant Education Report IV. Indian Education (Hunter Commission)

aII, I, IV, III
bII, I, III, IV
cI, II, IV, III
dIV, III, I, II

AnswerThe answer is (a).

Macaulay's Minute on Education came in 1835, Wood's Despatch (the 'Magna Carta' of English education in India) in 1854, the Hunter Commission (the Indian Education Commission) in 1882, and the Sargent Report in 1944. So the order is II, I, IV, III.

Why each option is right or wrong
  • (a) Right: Macaulay 1835, Wood 1854, Hunter 1882, Sargent 1944.
  • (b) Puts the Sargent Report (1944) before the Hunter Commission (1882).
  • (c) Puts Wood (1854) before Macaulay (1835).
  • (d) Puts the Hunter and Sargent reports before Wood and Macaulay.

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