MCQ PracticeSingle Best AnswerTopic: Modern Indian History
Q
In which year General committee of Public Instruction was replaced by a Council of education?
Question ID
#2956
Subchapter
Modern Indian History
Action
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A
1836 ✔✖
B
1841 ✔✖
C
1856 ✔✖
D
1878 ✔✖
B
Correct 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.