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Which Governor General decided to make English as the medium of instruction in India?

A. Lord Wellesley
B. Lord Hardinge
C. Lord Dalhousie
D. Lord William Bentinck
Answer» D. Lord William Bentinck
Explanation: Lord William Bentinck introduced English as the medium of instruction in India in 1835. Acting on the recommendations of Macaulay's "Minute upon Indian Education", he decided that the government would give support only to institutions of higher education that used English as the medium of instruction.
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