State PCS PYQPrelims 2023

BPSC – Combined Competitive Examination · வினா 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?

  1. Only 1
  2. Only 2
  3. Both 1 and 2
  4. Neither 1 nor 2
விடையைக் காட்டு & விளக்கம்

விடை: (C) Both 1 and 2

விளக்கம்

Wood's Despatch ('Magna Carta of English education') also proposed universities in Calcutta, Bombay and Madras.

  • (A) தவறு

    Wrong: statement 2 is also correct.

  • (B) தவறு

    Wrong: statement 1 is also correct.

  • (C) சரி

    Correct: the Despatch backed English for higher education and promoted women's and vocational education.

  • (D) தவறு

    Wrong: both are correct.