HISTORY
MISCELLENOUS QUESTIONS
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The Charter Act of 1833.
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Despatch of Sir Charles Wood, Secretary of State, 1854
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The report of the Committee of Public Instruction, 1823
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Report of the Hunter Commission, 1862
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Detailed explanation-1: -The Wood’s Despatch is known as the ‘Magna Carta’ of English education in India. It was the first declaration of British education policy for educating the masses at all levels.
Detailed explanation-2: -Answer: [D] Wood’s Despatch, 1854. Notes: Wood’s Despatch on Education in 1854 laid the foundation of Indian educational system and the establishments of Universities in Kolkata, Mumbai and Chennai. The despatch came to be considered as the Magna Carta of English education in India.
Detailed explanation-3: -Answer and Explanation: Wood’s dispatch was called the Magna Carta of Indian Education because it aimed to give more education liberties and freedoms to the people of India and advance their education system.
Detailed explanation-4: -Part III of the Constitution is described as the Magna Carta of India. It contains a very long and comprehensive list of ‘justiciable’ fundamental rights.