Q: In which year General committee of Public Instruction was replaced by a Council of education?

A 1836
B 1841
C 1856
D 1878

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Answer: B

Explanation:

Governor-General-in Council had appointed a “General Committee of Public Instruction” in 1823, which had the responsibility to grant Rs. one lakh for education. That committee consisted of ten European members of which Lord Macaulay was the president. It was replaced by Council of Education in 1841.

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