UPSC Civil Services Model Paper 3

Lord Macaulay
● Macaulay emphasised the need to teach the English language. Hence statement 1 is not correct.
◦ He felt that knowledge of English would allow Indians to read some of the finest literature the world had produced; it would make them aware of the developments in Western science and philosophy.
◦ The teaching of English could thus be a way of civilising people, changing their tastes, values and culture.
● A decision was taken to make English the medium of instruction for higher education and to stop the promotion of Oriental institutions like the Calcutta Madrasa and Benaras Sanskrit College.
◦ Following Macaulay’s minute, the English Education Act of 1835 was introduced. Hence statement 2 is correct.
● The Court of Directors of the East India Company in London sent an educational despatch to the Governor-General of India, known as the Wood’s dispatch. Hence statement 3 is not correct.