UPSC CSE Prelims
Question 84
Regarding Wood's Dispatch, which of the following statements are true ?
- Grants-in-Aid system was introduced.
- Establishment of universities was recommended.
- English as a medium of instruction at all levels of education was recommended.
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Correct answer: A
Correct Option: A
Explanation: Wood’s Despatch of 1854 promoted grants-in-aid and university establishment. It favoured vernacular education at primary levels and English primarily for higher learning, not English at every educational level.
Statement/Pair-wise Analysis:
Statement/Item 1: Correct - Wood’s Despatch recommended a grants-in-aid system for qualifying educational institutions.
Statement/Item 2: Correct - It proposed universities in the major presidencies and a wider education department structure.
Statement/Item 3: Incorrect - It envisaged indigenous languages in primary education; it did not prescribe English at all stages.
Option-wise Analysis:
A: Correct - includes all and only the true statements/items.
B: Incorrect - includes incorrect statement/item 3; omits correct statement/item 1.
C: Incorrect - includes incorrect statement/item 3; omits correct statement/item 2.
D: Incorrect - includes incorrect statement/item 3.