SSC
INDIAN HISTORY
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Question
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In which year English was made the medium of instruction in India?
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1844 A.D
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1835 A.D
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1833 A.D
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1813 A.D
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -William Bentinck, the then governor general of India, came up with a one-line approval of this minute in the parliament and got the English Education Act 1835 passed. It came into effect in 1859.
Detailed explanation-2: -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.
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