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UPSC 2018 · Q19 · Modern History › British Administration & Economic Policies · Save

Regarding Wood's Dispatch, which of the following statements are true ?

  1. Grants-in-Aid system was introduced.
  2. Establishment of universities was recommended.
  3. English as a medium of instruction at all levels of education was recommended.

Select the correct answer using the code given below :

(a) 1 and 2 only
(b) 2 and 3 only
(c) 1 and 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3
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Answer: (a) 1 and 2 only
UPSC 2018 · Q52 · Modern History › British Administration & Economic Policies · Save

Economically, one of the results of the British rule in India in the 19th century was the

(a) increase in the export of Indian handicrafts
(b) growth in the number of Indian owned factories
(c) commercialization of Indian agriculture
(d) rapid increase in the urban population
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Answer: (c) commercialization of Indian agriculture
UPSC 2018 · Q68 · Modern History › British Administration & Economic Policies · Save

The staple commodities of export by the English East India Company from Bengal in the middle of the 18th century were

(a) Raw cotton, oil-seeds and opium
(b) Sugar, salt, zinc and lead
(c) Copper, silver, gold, spices and tea
(d) Cotton, silk, saltpetre and opium
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Answer: (d) Cotton, silk, saltpetre and opium
UPSC 2018 · Q76 · Modern History › British Administration & Economic Policies · Save

Which of the following led to the introduction of English Education in India ? 1. 2. 3.

Select the correct answer using the code given below :

(a) 1 and 2 only
(b) 2 only
(c) 1 and 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3
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Answer: (d) 1, 2 and 3
UPSC 2018 · Q89 · Modern History › British Administration & Economic Policies · Save

With reference to educational institutions during colonial rule in India, consider the following pairs : Institution — Founder

  1. Sanskrit College at Benaras — William Jones
  2. Calcutta Madarsa — Warren Hastings
  3. Fort William College — Arthur Wellesley

Which of the pairs given above is/are correct ?

(a) 1 and 2
(b) 2 only
(c) 1 and 3
(d) 3 only
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Answer: (b) 2 only