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Correct Answer: Option (A) — 1 and 2 only
Concept & Option Breakdown
Standard Reference VerifiedWood's Despatch of 1854 is regarded as the 'Magna Carta of English Education in India'.
- Statement 1 is correct: It recommended the introduction of a Grants-in-Aid system to support private educational institutions.
- Statement 2 is correct: It recommended the establishment of universities on the model of the London University in the Presidency towns of Calcutta, Bombay, and Madras.
- Statement 3 is incorrect: It recommended vernacular languages as the medium of instruction at the primary and secondary levels, while English was recommended as the medium for higher education.
Absolute phrase alert: Statement 3 claims English was recommended 'at all levels of education'. Primary and vernacular education was meant to be in Indian vernaculars. Eliminating statement 3 leaves Option A.
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