Match Set I (step taken by the British Government) with Set II (brief description). Choose the correct answer.

List I

i.Charter Act, 1813

ii.The English Education Act, 1835

iii.Wood's Dispatch, 1854

iv.Sadler University Commission, 1917-1919

List II

a.To look into the performance of Calcutta University

b.Vernacular education, to set up three universities in Presidency towns

c.Macaulay's Minutes, establishing the need to impart English education to Indian natives

d.Education made an objective of the British government, with Rs one lakh allocated for the purpose

Ai-a, ii-c, iii-b, iv-d

Bi-d, ii-b, iii-c, iv-a

Ci-d, ii-c, iii-a, iv-b

Di-d, ii-c, iii-b, iv-a ✓ Correct

Correct answer: (D) i-d, ii-c, iii-b, iv-a

Explanation

The Charter Act of 1813 made education an objective of the British government and allocated one lakh rupees for the purpose.

The English Education Act of 1835, based on Macaulay's Minutes, established the need to impart English education to Indians.

Wood's Dispatch of 1854 promoted vernacular education and proposed setting up three universities in the Presidency towns.

The Sadler University Commission of 1917-1919 was set up to look into the working of Calcutta University.

Together these measures shaped the framework of modern Indian education under colonial rule.

The three Presidency universities were finally established in 1857.

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