SSC
INDIAN HISTORY
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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Lord William Bentick
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Sir Charles Wood
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Dalhousie
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Allan Octawain Hume
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Detailed explanation-1: -The correct answer is Option 1, i.e William Bentick. The introduction of English Education was a significant event of Lord William Bentinck’s administration.
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.
Detailed explanation-3: -Thomas Babington Macaulay (1800-1859) lived in India just for four years, from 1834 to 1838. Yet he left unerasable footprints on Indian soil. During his time in India, he decided to introduce English into the education of Indians by deploying government resources in schools and colleges.