History · Sources of Modern Indian History
UGC NET June 2015 History
Who among the following commented that in India the British had to deal with 'a race of people slow to change, bound up by religious prejudices and antiquated customs'?
ALord Macaulay
BSir Charles Wood ✓ Correct
CLord Stanley
DSir William Hunter
Correct answer: (B) Sir Charles Wood — Sir Charles Wood made this comment, so the answer is Sir Charles Wood.
Explanation
★Sir Charles Wood made this comment, so the answer is Sir Charles Wood.
★He spoke of the Indian people as slow to change.
★He held that they were bound by religious prejudices and old customs.
★Sir Charles Wood is well known for his Despatch on education of 1854.
★That Despatch is called the Magna Carta of English education in India.
★His remark reflected the British view of Indian society of the time.
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