GS PrelimsHistory (Modern India)Education policy of Britishers1996

Consider the following landmarks in Indian education: 1. Hindu College, Calcutta 2. University of Calcutta 3. Adam's Report 4. Wood's Despatch The correct chronological order of these landmarks is

A

I, III, IV, II

B

I, IV, III, II

C

III, I, IV, II

D

III, II, IV, I

Correct Answer: Option A

Explanation

1. The question asks for the correct chronological order of landmarks in Indian education. 2. Landmark 1: Hindu College, Calcutta was established in 1817 by Raja Ram Mohan Roy and others. It was one of the earliest institutions offering modern Western education. 3. Landmark 3: Adam's Report refers to the surveys and reports on indigenous education in Bengal and Bihar conducted by William Adam between 1835 and 1838. 4. Landmark 4: Wood's Despatch (Sir Charles Wood's Despatch on Education) was issued in 1854. It is considered the 'Magna Carta' of English education in India and recommended a systematic educational structure from primary to university level. 5. Landmark 2: The University of Calcutta was established in 1857, based on the recommendations of the Wood's Despatch. 6. Therefore, the correct chronological order is: Hindu College, Calcutta (I, 1817) -> Adam's Report (III, 1835-38) -> Wood's Despatch (IV, 1854) -> University of Calcutta (II, 1857). The sequence is I, III, IV, II.

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