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Correct Answer: Option (D) — 1, 2 and 3
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Standard Reference VerifiedAll three factors contributed to the introduction of English education in India:
- The Charter Act of 1813 incorporated a clause sanctioning ₹1 lakh annually for the revival and improvement of literature and promotion of knowledge of modern sciences among Indians.
- The General Committee of Public Instruction (1823) was created to supervise the expenditure of the educational grant and became the arena for educational policy formulation.
- The Orientalist-Anglicist Controversy over whether education should be imparted in classical languages or English led to Macaulay's Minute (1835) and the English Education Act of 1835.
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