Regarding Wood's Dispatch, which of the following statements are true?Grants-in-Aid system was intro

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Regarding Wood's Dispatch, which of the following statements are true?Grants-in-Aid system was introduced.Establishment of universities was recommended.English as a medium of instruction at all levels of education was recommended.Select the correct answer using the code given below:

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Correct Answer: A — 1 and 2 onlyStep-by-step Solution:Wood's Dispatch of 1854, prepared by Sir Charles Wood (President of the Board of Control), is considered the "Magna Carta of English Education in India" as the first comprehensive plan for education in India.Statement 1 — Grants-in-Aid system was introduced: This is correct. Wood's Dispatch recommended a system of grants-in-aid to encourage private enterprise in education. Private schools and colleges meeting prescribed standards would receive government financial assistance. This greatly expanded the reach of formal education. ✓Statement 2 — Establishment of universities was recommended: This is correct. The Dispatch recommended establishing affiliating universities in the three Presidency towns of Calcutta, Bombay, and Madras — modelled after London University. These universities were to be affiliating bodies conducting examinations and conferring degrees. Accordingly, the Universities of Calcutta, Bombay, and Madras were all established in 1857. ✓Statement 3 — English as medium of instruction at all levels: This is incorrect. The Dispatch did NOT recommend English as the medium at all levels. It recommended English as the medium of instruction only for higher education, while vernacular languages were prescribed as the medium at the school level. This was a significant distinction from Macaulay's Minute (1835) which had advocated English only.Why other options are incorrect:Option B (2 and 3 only): Statement 3 is wrong — vernacular languages were the recommended medium at the school level.Option C (1 and 3 only): Statement 3 is incorrect.Option D (1, 2 and 3): Statement 3 is factually wrong.Key Concept: Wood's Dispatch 1854 was a watershed in Indian educational history. Key features: repudiated the downward filtration theory; created a hierarchical system (primary vernacular schools → Anglo-vernacular high schools → affiliated colleges → affiliating universities); recommended female education; stressed secular education in government institutions; introduced grants-in-aid; recommended teacher training. The three universities set up in 1857 as a result are Calcutta, Bombay, and Madras.

Regarding Wood's Dispatch, which of the following statements are true?Grants-in-Aid system was introduced.Establishment of universities was recommended.English as a medium of instruction at all levels of education was recommended.Select the correct answer using the code given below:

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Regarding Wood's Dispatch, which of the following statements are true?Grants-in-Aid system was introduced.Establishment of universities was recommended.English as a medium of instruction at all levels of education was recommended.Select the correct answer using the code given below:

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