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Q: Wood's Despatch was about
  • A. Industry
  • B. Army
  • C. Education
  • D. Agricultrue
Correct Answer: Option C - In 1854, Charles Wood prepared a despatch on an educational system for India. This document is called Wood’s Despatch. It suggested that primary schools must adopt vernacular languages. Through the despatch, he also suggested that high schools use anglo-vernacular medium and that English should be the medium for college-level education. Hence, the Wood’s Despatch is considered as ‘Magna-Carta’ of English Education in India.
C. In 1854, Charles Wood prepared a despatch on an educational system for India. This document is called Wood’s Despatch. It suggested that primary schools must adopt vernacular languages. Through the despatch, he also suggested that high schools use anglo-vernacular medium and that English should be the medium for college-level education. Hence, the Wood’s Despatch is considered as ‘Magna-Carta’ of English Education in India.

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In 1854, Charles Wood prepared a despatch on an educational system for India. This document is called Wood’s Despatch. It suggested that primary schools must adopt vernacular languages. Through the despatch, he also suggested that high schools use anglo-vernacular medium and that English should be the medium for college-level education. Hence, the Wood’s Despatch is considered as ‘Magna-Carta’ of English Education in India.