Correct answer: (a) 1 and 2 only
Explanation
- A
1 and 2 only
(a) 1 and 2 only. (a) Official key: Wood’s Despatch (1854) introduced grants-in-aid and recommended universities at Calcutta, Bombay and Madras (1857). It did not recommend English as the medium at all levels: vernaculars at the primary stage and English at higher stages. Statements 1 and 2 only are correct.
- B
2 and 3 only
(b) 2 and 3 only. Universities were recommended, but English at every level was not. Statement 3 is false, so this code is not the key.
- C
1 and 3 only
(c) 1 and 3 only. Grants-in-aid is right; all-level English is not. This is not the key.
- D
1, 2 and 3
(d) 1, 2 and 3. Statement 3 fails, so the all-correct code is not the key.
Summary. Official key is (a) 1 and 2 only. Charles Wood’s 1854 Despatch is called the Magna Carta of English education in India: grants-in-aid and affiliating universities. Medium was vernacular below and English above, not English everywhere. Honour the stored letter (a).
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