Chronological sequence of British-era education measures — UPSC Prelims PYQ 1997

What is the correct chronological sequence of the following?

1. Wood’s Education Despatch
2. Macaulay’s Minute on Education
3. The Sargeant Education Report
4. Indian Education (Hunter Commission)

Select the correct answer using the code given below:

1. II, I, IV, III
2. II, I, III, IV
3. I, II, IV, III
4. IV, III, I, II

Explanation

Option (a) is correct

• Macaulay’s Minute on Education was issued in 1835, followed by Wood’s Education Despatch in 1854. The Indian Education Commission, popularly known as the Hunter Commission, was appointed in 1882, while the Sargeant Education Report was published much later in 1944. Hence, the correct chronological sequence is II, I, IV, III.

Answer: (a) II, I, IV, III