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Prelims MCQ · Modern History and the Freedom Struggle

British education policy emphasised English-language instruction for a limited section, neglected mass, female, scientific and technical education, and expected educated Indians to serve administration and British commercial interests.

Which one of the following conclusions follows most directly?

  1. Colonial education was selectively expanded to serve administrative, economic and political needs rather than to provide broad and balanced public education.
  2. The principal objective was universal literacy and equal educational access across classes, regions and genders.
  3. English education was promoted primarily to protect indigenous learning from declining government support.
  4. Scientific and technical education received priority because it had immediate value for creating an independent Indian industrial economy.
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