INDIAN HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -1 Answer. (a) The Indian Penal code was drafted in 1860 on the recommendations of first law commission of India established in 1834 under the Charter Act of 1833 under the Chairmanship of Thomas Babington Macaulay. It came into force in British India in 1862. Indian Penal Code (IPC) is the main criminal code of India.

Detailed explanation-2: -In 1860, the Indian Penal Code was introduced into India, the brainchild of Thomas Babington macaulay who had drafted the code during his time in Bengal in the 1830s.

Detailed explanation-3: -He advocated the shutting down of all colleges where only eastern philosophy and subjects were taught. He also advocated that the government try to educate only a few Indians, who would in turn teach the rest of the masses. This is called the ‘downward filtration’ policy.

Detailed explanation-4: -Question: What is Macaulay’s Minute? Answer: On February 2, 1835, British historian and politician Thomas Babington Macaulay presented his ‘Minute on Indian Education, ‘ which sought to establish the need for Indian ‘natives’ to receive an English education.

Detailed explanation-5: -Answer. The English Education Act 1835 was a legislative Act of the Council of India, gave effect to a decision in 1835 by Lord William Bentinck, then Governor-General of the British East India Company, to reallocate funds it was required by the British Parliament to spend on education and literature in India.