History · Sources of Modern Indian History
UGC NET June 2013 History
Who said: 'Imparting education to natives is our moral duty'?
AWarren Hastings
BWellesley
CWilliam Bentinck
DLord Moira ✓ Correct
Correct answer: (D) Lord Moira — Lord Moira said these words, so the answer is Lord Moira.
Explanation
★Lord Moira said these words, so the answer is Lord Moira.
★Lord Moira, also known as the Marquess of Hastings, was Governor General from 1813 to 1823.
★He stated that imparting education to the people of India was a moral duty.
★He had earlier served with the British forces in the American Revolutionary War.
★He also fought in the War of the First Coalition in 1794.
★His tenure saw the spread of the idea of educating Indians under colonial rule.
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