BPSC – Combined Competitive Examination · প্রশ্ন 72
Consider the following statements regarding Wood's Despatch of 1854: 1. It recommended English as the medium of instruction for higher studies. 2. It laid stress on female education and vocational training. Which of the above statements is/are correct?
উত্তর দেখান ও ব্যাখ্যা
উত্তর: (C) Both 1 and 2
ব্যাখ্যা
Wood's Despatch ('Magna Carta of English education') also proposed universities in Calcutta, Bombay and Madras.
- (A) ভুল
Wrong: statement 2 is also correct.
- (B) ভুল
Wrong: statement 1 is also correct.
- (C) সঠিক
Correct: the Despatch backed English for higher education and promoted women's and vocational education.
- (D) ভুল
Wrong: both are correct.