Here is Question No. 19 a part of our series on UPSC Prelims 2018
Q19. Regarding Wood’s Dispatch, which of the following statements are true?
- Grants-in-Aid system was introduced.
- The establishment of universities was recommended.
- English as a medium of instruction at all levels of education was recommended.
Select the correct answer using the code given below:
(a) 1 and 2 only
(b) 2 and 3 only
(c) 1 and 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3
Answer: A
- Statement 1 is correct: As per Wood’s Despatch, an education department was to be set up in every province along with the provision of grants in aid to the affiliated private schools.
- Statement 2 is correct: The Wood’s Despatch also recommended the establishment of three universities in the Presidency towns of Calcutta, Bombay and Madras on the model of the London University.
- Statement 3 is not correct: It also wanted to promote the study of English as well as Indian regional languages and classical languages like Arabic, Persian and Sanskrit. It did not recommend English as a medium of instruction at all levels of education, only for higher studies it was recommended.
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