Railway Recruitment Board General Awareness — Question 1656
Question
Which Governor-General initiated the introduction of English education in India?
- Lord Dalhousie
- Lord William Bentinck
- Lord Curzon
- Lord Cornwallis
Correct answer
B — Lord William Bentinck
Explanation (English)
Lord William Bentinck, acting on Macaulay's Minute, made English the medium of instruction through the English Education Act of 1835.
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