Prelims 2018 · Modern History and the Freedom Struggle · Question 19
Regarding Wood's Dispatch, which of the following statements are true?<br/>1. Grants-in-Aid system was introduced.<br/>2. Establishment of universities was recommended.<br/>3. English as a medium of instruction at all levels of education was recommended.<br/><br/>Select the correct answer using the code given below:
Answer
1 and 2 only
1. Grants-in-Aid system was introduced — True. Wood's Dispatch of 1854 recommended the Grants-in-Aid system to support private educational institutions.
2. Establishment of universities was recommended — True. It recommended setting up universities at Calcutta, Bombay and Madras, modeled on the University of London.
3. English as a medium of instruction at all levels of education was recommended — False. Wood's Dispatch supported vernacular languages at the primary level, Anglo-vernacular at higher stages, and English mainly for higher education, not at all levels.
Therefore, statements 1 and 2 only are correct.