Lord Macaulay had written in his famous Minutes called 'Macaulay Minutes' in the year______
A1853
B1856
C1846
D1835 ✓ Correct
Correct answer: (D) 1835
Explanation
Lord Macaulay wrote his famous Minute in the year 1835, arguing for English as the medium of higher education in India.
The year 1853 is linked to other developments and not to the Macaulay Minute.
The year 1856 does not mark the Minute either.
The year 1846 is likewise unconnected to Macaulay's Minute.
The Minute led to the English Education Act of 1835, which promoted English and Western learning.
It sought to create a class of persons Indian in blood but English in taste and opinion.
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