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| Q. |
When and which Governor-General decided to make English the medium of instruction in India? |
| A. | 1805-Lord Wellesley |
| B. | 1845-Lord Hardinge |
| C. | 1835-Lord William Bentick |
| D. | 1850-Lord Dalhousie |
| Answer» C. 1835-Lord William Bentick | |
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Explanation: The English Education Act 1835 was a legislative Act of the Council of India in 1835 giving effect to a decision in 1835 by William Bentinck, the then Goernor-General of British India to reallocate funds East India Company was required by the British Parliament to spend on education and literature in India. |
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