Find the chronological order of the following authorities who were interested in higher education in India. Choose the correct answer from the options given below.

1.Lord Curzon

2.Lord Ripon

3.Lord Canning

4.Lord Dalhousie

A1, 2, 3, 4

B2, 4, 1, 3

C4, 3, 2, 1 ✓ Correct

D3, 4, 1, 2

Correct answer: (C) 4, 3, 2, 1

Explanation

The earliest is Lord Dalhousie, Governor-General from 1848 to 1856, whose era shaped Wood's Despatch.

Lord Canning followed, serving from 1856 to 1862, when the first universities took shape.

Lord Ripon came next, in office from 1880 to 1884, linked to the Hunter Commission.

Lord Curzon was the latest, from 1899 to 1905, driving the university reforms of 1904.

The verified order runs Dalhousie, Canning, Ripon, then Curzon.

Wood's Despatch of 1854 during Dalhousie's tenure is called the Magna Carta of English education in India.

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