Question

Which of the following documents on education of British India contains the statement:

"We must at present do our best to form a class who may be interpreters between us and the millions whom we govern - a class of persons, Indians in blood and colour, but English in taste, opinions, in morals and in intellect..."

• A. Charter Act of 1813
• B. Macaulay's Minutes of 1835
• C. Government of India Act of 1935
• D. Wood's Despatch of 1854

Answer 1

Answer:

B. Macaulay's Minutes of 1835

Macaulay’s proposals were officially sanctioned in March 1835. In 1837, English was made the court language. In 1844, high government posts were open to Indians.