Which of the following pairs (Educational Event - Key Outcome/Initiative) is correctly matched?
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Correct answer: A
Explanation
The correct answer is Option 1 i.e. Charter Act, 1813-Allocated funds for promotion of education.
Charter Act, 1813: This was a landmark event where the British East India Company first officially accepted responsibility for Indian education, allocating an annual sum of ₹1 lakh for the "revival and promotion of literature" and science.
Macaulay's Minute (1835): Incorrectly matched; it famously rejected traditional Sanskrit learning in favor of English-medium Western education.
Serampore Mission: Focused on vernacular education and printing, not technical education for elites.
Orientalist-Anglicist Debate: Was resolved by Macaulay’s Minute (1835), not the 1833 Act.