Maharashtra State PSC Model Paper 1

The correct answer is Both 1 and 2.

• Hunter Education Commission came in 1882-83 and Lord Rippon worked during 1880-84. Hence statement 2 is correct.
• This commission laid the following recommendations-
  • special care of the state for extension and improvement of primary education
  • primary education must be in vernacular medium
  • secondary education must have two divisions-
    • Literary
    • Vocational
• Hence statement 1 is correct.
• Indian Universities Act was passed in 1904 during the time of Lord Curzon. It was formed on the recommendations of Rayleigh commission. Hence statement 2 is correct.

•  As per the University Act of 1904,
  • universities were to give more attention to study and research
  • the number of fellows of a university and their period in the office was reduced
  • five lakh rupees were to be sanctioned per annum for five years 
• Gokhale called it 'retrograde measure'.
• Saddler University Commission came in 1917-19 to study problems of Calcutta university.
• Hartog Committee came in 1929 for education reform.