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SSC MTS 2023 PYQ — Question 80

SSC MTS - 2 May 2023 - Shift 3 • General Awareness • Q80

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Wood's dispatch sent by the Court of Directors of the East India Company in 1854 was related to ______________.

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Correct answer: D

Explanation

The correct answer is option 4 i.e. Education.

  • Wood's Dispatch, also known as the Magna Carta of English Education in India, was sent by the Court of Directors of the East India Company in 1854.
  • It was related to the educational system in India. The dispatch was named after Sir Charles Wood, who was the President of the Board of Control for India at that time.
  • Wood's Dispatch laid the foundation for the modern educational system in India, emphasizing the importance of primary education, the establishment of universities, and the promotion of vernacular languages alongside English.