Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

General Test

Chapter

General Knowledge

Question:

English Education Act 1835 was based on report of which commission?

Options:

Thomas Babington

Macaulay's Minute

Woods Despatch

Henry Colebrooke

Correct Answer:

Macaulay's Minute

Explanation:

The correct answer is Option 2- Macaulay's Minute

The English Education Act 1835 was based on the report of Macaulay's Minute.

Thomas Babington Macaulay was a British historian, poet, and politician. He was appointed as the Law Member of the Governor-General's Council in India in 1834. In 1835, he submitted a minute to the Governor-General, Lord William Bentinck, in which he argued that the British government should establish a system of English education in India.

Macaulay's Minute was a highly influential document, and it led to the passage of the English Education Act 1835. The act made English the medium of instruction in all government schools in India. This had a profound impact on Indian society, as it led to the spread of English education and Western culture in India.