[Solved] Through which Educational Report Calcutta University came into existence?

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Q.	Through which Educational Report Calcutta University came into existence?
A.	Macaulay's Minute
B.	Hunter Commission
C.	Charter Act
D.	Wood's Despatch
Answer» D. Wood's Despatch
Explanation: Charles Wood, the President of the Board of Control of the East India Company, did a yeoman's job in spreading education in India when in 1854 he sent a dispatch to Lord Dalhousie, the then GovernorGeneral of India. It was recommended therein that tint-versifies on the model of the London university be established in big cities such as Bombay, Calcutta and Madras.

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