Please keep at least one language enabled. / కనీసం ఒక భాషను ఎంచుకోండి.
Question 1
ప్రశ్న 1
What educational provision was introduced by the Charter Act of 1813?
Select an option first. / ముందుగా ఒక సమాధానాన్ని ఎంచుకోండి.
Explanation:
• The Charter Act of 1813 set aside one lakh rupees annually for the revival and promotion of literature and for the introduction of scientific knowledge.
• Its wording did not clearly settle whether the money should support Oriental or English education.
• This ambiguity contributed to later disputes between Orientalists and Anglicists.
• The universities of Calcutta, Bombay and Madras were founded only in 1857.
• Its wording did not clearly settle whether the money should support Oriental or English education.
• This ambiguity contributed to later disputes between Orientalists and Anglicists.
• The universities of Calcutta, Bombay and Madras were founded only in 1857.
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Question 2
ప్రశ్న 2
Which body was established in 1823 to supervise the colonial government's educational expenditure in Bengal?
Select an option first. / ముందుగా ఒక సమాధానాన్ని ఎంచుకోండి.
Explanation:
• The General Committee of Public Instruction was established in 1823.
• It supervised the use of government funds for education in Bengal.
• Its members became divided between Orientalists and Anglicists over curriculum and medium of instruction.
• Macaulay later served as its president and intervened in the controversy through his 1835 Minute.
• It supervised the use of government funds for education in Bengal.
• Its members became divided between Orientalists and Anglicists over curriculum and medium of instruction.
• Macaulay later served as its president and intervened in the controversy through his 1835 Minute.
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Question 3
ప్రశ్న 3
What amount did the Charter Act of 1813 earmark annually for education?
Select an option first. / ముందుగా ఒక సమాధానాన్ని ఎంచుకోండి.
Explanation:
• The Charter Act of 1813 earmarked one lakh rupees annually for educational and scholarly purposes.
• The sum became a major point of debate because colonial officials disagreed about how it should be spent.
• Orientalists favoured classical Indian learning, while Anglicists promoted English and Western knowledge.
• The grant did not itself create a complete educational system.
• The sum became a major point of debate because colonial officials disagreed about how it should be spent.
• Orientalists favoured classical Indian learning, while Anglicists promoted English and Western knowledge.
• The grant did not itself create a complete educational system.
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Question 4
ప్రశ్న 4
Which controversy prevented the General Committee of Public Instruction from reaching a clear educational policy before 1835?
Select an option first. / ముందుగా ఒక సమాధానాన్ని ఎంచుకోండి.
Explanation:
• The committee was divided between Orientalists and Anglicists.
• Orientalists supported Sanskrit, Arabic and Persian learning through established institutions.
• Anglicists favoured English as the medium for Western literature and science.
• Their disagreement concerned both educational content and the allocation of public funds.
• Orientalists supported Sanskrit, Arabic and Persian learning through established institutions.
• Anglicists favoured English as the medium for Western literature and science.
• Their disagreement concerned both educational content and the allocation of public funds.
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Question 5
ప్రశ్న 5
What was Macaulay's principal recommendation in his Minute of 1835?
Select an option first. / ముందుగా ఒక సమాధానాన్ని ఎంచుకోండి.
Explanation:
• Macaulay argued that government funds should promote European literature and science through English.
• He opposed continued public expenditure on the production and teaching of Sanskrit and Arabic works.
• His policy focused primarily on higher education for a limited educated group.
• It did not propose the immediate establishment of universities in every village.
• He opposed continued public expenditure on the production and teaching of Sanskrit and Arabic works.
• His policy focused primarily on higher education for a limited educated group.
• It did not propose the immediate establishment of universities in every village.
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Question 6
ప్రశ్న 6
Macaulay wrote his Minute on Indian Education in which year?
Select an option first. / ముందుగా ఒక సమాధానాన్ని ఎంచుకోండి.
Explanation:
• Macaulay wrote his Minute on Indian Education on 2 February 1835.
• The document supported English education and Western knowledge.
• The year 1813 is associated with the Charter Act, while 1823 marks the establishment of the General Committee of Public Instruction.
• Wood's Despatch was issued in 1854.
• The document supported English education and Western knowledge.
• The year 1813 is associated with the Charter Act, while 1823 marks the establishment of the General Committee of Public Instruction.
• Wood's Despatch was issued in 1854.
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Question 7
ప్రశ్న 7
Which Governor-General accepted the main Anglicist recommendations in 1835?
Select an option first. / ముందుగా ఒక సమాధానాన్ని ఎంచుకోండి.
Explanation:
• Lord William Bentinck approved the Anglicist direction of policy through his resolution of 7 March 1835.
• The resolution supported the promotion of European literature and science through English.
• Macaulay's Minute supplied the main intellectual justification for the decision.
• Lord Dalhousie was Governor-General when Wood's Despatch was issued in 1854.
• The resolution supported the promotion of European literature and science through English.
• Macaulay's Minute supplied the main intellectual justification for the decision.
• Lord Dalhousie was Governor-General when Wood's Despatch was issued in 1854.
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Question 8
ప్రశ్న 8
The educational resolution approved by Bentinck in March 1835 is commonly associated with which measure?
Select an option first. / ముందుగా ఒక సమాధానాన్ని ఎంచుకోండి.
Explanation:
• Bentinck's resolution of March 1835 is commonly described as the English Education Act of 1835.
• It gave official priority to English and Western knowledge in government-supported education.
• The measure followed Macaulay's Minute of February 1835.
• It should not be confused with later university or press legislation.
• It gave official priority to English and Western knowledge in government-supported education.
• The measure followed Macaulay's Minute of February 1835.
• It should not be confused with later university or press legislation.
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Question 9
ప్రశ్న 9
What does the downward filtration theory assume?
Select an option first. / ముందుగా ఒక సమాధానాన్ని ఎంచుకోండి.
Explanation:
• The downward filtration theory assumed that educating a small upper or middle social group would eventually benefit the masses.
• Members of this educated group were expected to transmit knowledge to lower social levels.
• The approach justified concentrating limited funds on elite higher education.
• In practice, it neglected the need for direct and extensive mass education.
• Members of this educated group were expected to transmit knowledge to lower social levels.
• The approach justified concentrating limited funds on elite higher education.
• In practice, it neglected the need for direct and extensive mass education.
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Question 10
ప్రశ్న 10
Which social group did Macaulay expect English education to help create?
Select an option first. / ముందుగా ఒక సమాధానాన్ని ఎంచుకోండి.
Explanation:
• Macaulay sought to create an educated intermediary group between the colonial government and the wider Indian population.
• This group was expected to assist colonial administration and transmit Western knowledge.
• The proposal focused on a limited section of society rather than universal education.
• It was closely connected with the logic of downward filtration.
• This group was expected to assist colonial administration and transmit Western knowledge.
• The proposal focused on a limited section of society rather than universal education.
• It was closely connected with the logic of downward filtration.
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Question 11
ప్రశ్న 11
Who was the author of the educational despatch issued in 1854?
Select an option first. / ముందుగా ఒక సమాధానాన్ని ఎంచుకోండి.
Explanation:
• Sir Charles Wood, then President of the Board of Control, was responsible for the Despatch of 1854.
• The document was addressed to the East India Company's government in India.
• It proposed a broad and systematic educational structure.
• Macaulay wrote the Minute of 1835, while Hunter chaired a later education commission.
• The document was addressed to the East India Company's government in India.
• It proposed a broad and systematic educational structure.
• Macaulay wrote the Minute of 1835, while Hunter chaired a later education commission.
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Question 12
ప్రశ్న 12
Wood's Despatch was issued during the tenure of which Governor-General of India?
Select an option first. / ముందుగా ఒక సమాధానాన్ని ఎంచుకోండి.
Explanation:
• Wood's Despatch was issued in 1854 during Lord Dalhousie's tenure as Governor-General.
• The Despatch was sent by the Board of Control in Britain to the Government of India.
• Lord Canning became Governor-General later and presided over the establishment of the universities in 1857.
• Bentinck is associated with the Anglicist resolution of 1835.
• The Despatch was sent by the Board of Control in Britain to the Government of India.
• Lord Canning became Governor-General later and presided over the establishment of the universities in 1857.
• Bentinck is associated with the Anglicist resolution of 1835.
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Question 13
ప్రశ్న 13
Why is Wood's Despatch often called the Magna Carta of English education in India?
Select an option first. / ముందుగా ఒక సమాధానాన్ని ఎంచుకోండి.
Explanation:
• Wood's Despatch offered a comprehensive framework covering administration, schools, colleges, universities and teacher training.
• It recommended a graded educational system and systematic government supervision.
• It also addressed grants-in-aid, vernacular education and the training of teachers.
• It did not immediately create universal compulsory education.
• It recommended a graded educational system and systematic government supervision.
• It also addressed grants-in-aid, vernacular education and the training of teachers.
• It did not immediately create universal compulsory education.
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Question 14
ప్రశ్న 14
Which administrative reform was directly recommended by Wood's Despatch?
Select an option first. / ముందుగా ఒక సమాధానాన్ని ఎంచుకోండి.
Explanation:
• Wood's Despatch recommended the establishment of a Department of Public Instruction in each province.
• These departments were intended to supervise and coordinate educational institutions.
• The proposal marked an important step toward a regular colonial educational administration.
• It did not abolish provincial responsibility or create one university for all regions.
• These departments were intended to supervise and coordinate educational institutions.
• The proposal marked an important step toward a regular colonial educational administration.
• It did not abolish provincial responsibility or create one university for all regions.
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Question 15
ప్రశ్న 15
Which universities were recommended by Wood's Despatch and established in 1857?
Select an option first. / ముందుగా ఒక సమాధానాన్ని ఎంచుకోండి.
Explanation:
• Wood's Despatch recommended universities at Calcutta, Bombay and Madras.
• All three were established in 1857.
• They initially functioned mainly as examining and affiliating institutions.
• Universities at Allahabad, Punjab and other centres were founded later.
• All three were established in 1857.
• They initially functioned mainly as examining and affiliating institutions.
• Universities at Allahabad, Punjab and other centres were founded later.
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Question 16
ప్రశ్న 16
The universities proposed by Wood's Despatch were primarily modelled on which institution?
Select an option first. / ముందుగా ఒక సమాధానాన్ని ఎంచుకోండి.
Explanation:
• The new Indian universities were primarily modelled on the University of London.
• They were designed mainly as affiliating and examining bodies rather than as residential teaching universities.
• Colleges prepared students, while the universities conducted examinations and awarded degrees.
• This institutional structure shaped Indian higher education for many decades.
• They were designed mainly as affiliating and examining bodies rather than as residential teaching universities.
• Colleges prepared students, while the universities conducted examinations and awarded degrees.
• This institutional structure shaped Indian higher education for many decades.
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Question 17
ప్రశ్న 17
Which financial mechanism did Wood's Despatch recommend for supporting privately managed educational institutions?
Select an option first. / ముందుగా ఒక సమాధానాన్ని ఎంచుకోండి.
Explanation:
• Wood's Despatch recommended a grants-in-aid system for eligible private institutions.
• Financial assistance could be linked to standards, inspection and educational performance.
• The system enabled missionary and other private schools to receive public support.
• It expanded educational provision without requiring the government to manage every institution directly.
• Financial assistance could be linked to standards, inspection and educational performance.
• The system enabled missionary and other private schools to receive public support.
• It expanded educational provision without requiring the government to manage every institution directly.
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Question 18
ప్రశ్న 18
Which language arrangement was broadly recommended by Wood's Despatch?
Select an option first. / ముందుగా ఒక సమాధానాన్ని ఎంచుకోండి.
Explanation:
• Wood's Despatch recognised vernacular languages as suitable media at the primary level.
• English was assigned an important role in higher education and advanced study.
• The proposed system therefore combined vernacular and English education across different levels.
• This approach differed from an English-only policy for all learners.
• English was assigned an important role in higher education and advanced study.
• The proposed system therefore combined vernacular and English education across different levels.
• This approach differed from an English-only policy for all learners.
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Question 19
ప్రశ్న 19
What did Wood's Despatch recommend regarding teacher preparation?
Select an option first. / ముందుగా ఒక సమాధానాన్ని ఎంచుకోండి.
Explanation:
• Wood's Despatch recommended the establishment of teacher-training institutions.
• It recognised that educational expansion required professionally prepared teachers.
• Training was expected to improve teaching methods and institutional standards.
• The recommendation applied more broadly than university-level instruction alone.
• It recognised that educational expansion required professionally prepared teachers.
• Training was expected to improve teaching methods and institutional standards.
• The recommendation applied more broadly than university-level instruction alone.
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Question 20
ప్రశ్న 20
Arrange the following developments in chronological order: 1. Charter Act 2. General Committee of Public Instruction 3. Macaulay's Minute 4. Wood's Despatch
Select an option first. / ముందుగా ఒక సమాధానాన్ని ఎంచుకోండి.
Explanation:
• The Charter Act was passed in 1813.
• The General Committee of Public Instruction was established in 1823.
• Macaulay wrote his Minute in 1835.
• Wood's Despatch was issued in 1854.
• The complete chronological sequence is therefore 1, 2, 3, 4.
• The General Committee of Public Instruction was established in 1823.
• Macaulay wrote his Minute in 1835.
• Wood's Despatch was issued in 1854.
• The complete chronological sequence is therefore 1, 2, 3, 4.
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Question 21
ప్రశ్న 21
Match List I with List II.
List I: 1. Charter Act of 1813 2. Macaulay's Minute 3. Wood's Despatch 4. Universities of Calcutta, Bombay and Madras
List II: a. Established in 1857 b. One lakh rupees for education c. Comprehensive educational framework d. Priority to English and Western knowledge
List I: 1. Charter Act of 1813 2. Macaulay's Minute 3. Wood's Despatch 4. Universities of Calcutta, Bombay and Madras
List II: a. Established in 1857 b. One lakh rupees for education c. Comprehensive educational framework d. Priority to English and Western knowledge
Select an option first. / ముందుగా ఒక సమాధానాన్ని ఎంచుకోండి.
Explanation:
• The Charter Act of 1813 is matched with the annual grant of one lakh rupees.
• Macaulay's Minute is matched with priority to English and Western knowledge.
• Wood's Despatch is matched with a comprehensive educational framework.
• The universities of Calcutta, Bombay and Madras were established in 1857.
• Therefore, the correct code is 1-b, 2-d, 3-c, 4-a.
• Macaulay's Minute is matched with priority to English and Western knowledge.
• Wood's Despatch is matched with a comprehensive educational framework.
• The universities of Calcutta, Bombay and Madras were established in 1857.
• Therefore, the correct code is 1-b, 2-d, 3-c, 4-a.
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Question 22
ప్రశ్న 22
Consider the following statements.
Statement I: Macaulay's Minute concentrated on English higher education for a limited section of society.
Statement II: Wood's Despatch proposed a more extensive system that included vernacular primary education, departments and universities.
Statement I: Macaulay's Minute concentrated on English higher education for a limited section of society.
Statement II: Wood's Despatch proposed a more extensive system that included vernacular primary education, departments and universities.
Select an option first. / ముందుగా ఒక సమాధానాన్ని ఎంచుకోండి.
Explanation:
• Statement I is correct because Macaulay prioritised English education for an intermediary educated class.
• Statement II is also correct because Wood's Despatch addressed multiple levels and institutions of education.
• The Despatch included vernacular primary schooling, departments of public instruction, teacher training and universities.
• Therefore, both statements are correct.
• Statement II is also correct because Wood's Despatch addressed multiple levels and institutions of education.
• The Despatch included vernacular primary schooling, departments of public instruction, teacher training and universities.
• Therefore, both statements are correct.
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Question 23
ప్రశ్న 23
Assertion: Wood's Despatch marked a shift toward a more systematic colonial educational administration.
Reason: It recommended provincial education departments, graded institutions and systems of inspection and grants.
Reason: It recommended provincial education departments, graded institutions and systems of inspection and grants.
Select an option first. / ముందుగా ఒక సమాధానాన్ని ఎంచుకోండి.
Explanation:
• The Assertion is correct because Wood's Despatch proposed an organised administrative structure for education.
• The Reason is correct because it recommended education departments, a graded institutional system, inspection and grants-in-aid.
• These measures directly explain why the Despatch represented a movement toward systematic administration.
• Therefore, both are correct, and the Reason correctly explains the Assertion.
• The Reason is correct because it recommended education departments, a graded institutional system, inspection and grants-in-aid.
• These measures directly explain why the Despatch represented a movement toward systematic administration.
• Therefore, both are correct, and the Reason correctly explains the Assertion.
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Question 24
ప్రశ్న 24
Which of the following statements about Wood's Despatch are correct?
1. It recommended universities at Calcutta, Bombay and Madras.
2. It supported the establishment of teacher-training institutions.
3. It rejected vernacular languages at the primary level.
4. It proposed departments of public instruction.
1. It recommended universities at Calcutta, Bombay and Madras.
2. It supported the establishment of teacher-training institutions.
3. It rejected vernacular languages at the primary level.
4. It proposed departments of public instruction.
Select an option first. / ముందుగా ఒక సమాధానాన్ని ఎంచుకోండి.
Explanation:
• Statement 1 is correct because the Despatch proposed universities in the three presidency cities.
• Statement 2 is correct because it recommended professional training for teachers.
• Statement 3 is incorrect because it recognised vernacular languages at the primary level.
• Statement 4 is correct because it proposed departments of public instruction in the provinces.
• Hence, the correct combination is 1, 2 and 4 only.
• Statement 2 is correct because it recommended professional training for teachers.
• Statement 3 is incorrect because it recognised vernacular languages at the primary level.
• Statement 4 is correct because it proposed departments of public instruction in the provinces.
• Hence, the correct combination is 1, 2 and 4 only.
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Question 25
ప్రశ్న 25
Which comparison between Macaulay's Minute and Wood's Despatch is most accurate?
Select an option first. / ముందుగా ఒక సమాధానాన్ని ఎంచుకోండి.
Explanation:
• Macaulay's Minute focused on promoting English and Western knowledge among a limited educated class.
• Wood's Despatch presented a wider structure involving primary schools, secondary institutions, colleges, universities and teacher training.
• The universities were established after the Despatch, not by Macaulay.
• The Charter Act of 1813 preceded both documents.
• Wood's Despatch presented a wider structure involving primary schools, secondary institutions, colleges, universities and teacher training.
• The universities were established after the Despatch, not by Macaulay.
• The Charter Act of 1813 preceded both documents.
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Answer Key సమాధానాల పట్టిక
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Question 1 ప్రశ్న 1Answer: B. It allocated one lakh rupees annually for educational purposes సమాధానం: B.
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Question 2 ప్రశ్న 2Answer: A. The General Committee of Public Instruction సమాధానం: A.
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Question 3 ప్రశ్న 3Answer: C. One lakh rupees సమాధానం: C.
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Question 4 ప్రశ్న 4Answer: D. The disagreement between Orientalists and Anglicists over language and curriculum సమాధానం: D.
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Question 5 ప్రశ్న 5Answer: B. English should be promoted as the medium for teaching Western knowledge సమాధానం: B.
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Question 6 ప్రశ్న 6Answer: C. 1835 సమాధానం: C.
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Question 7 ప్రశ్న 7Answer: A. Lord William Bentinck సమాధానం: A.
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Question 8 ప్రశ్న 8Answer: D. The English Education Act of 1835 సమాధానం: D.
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Question 9 ప్రశ్న 9Answer: B. Education given to upper social groups would gradually reach the wider population సమాధానం: B.
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Question 10 ప్రశ్న 10Answer: C. An intermediary class between British rulers and the Indian population సమాధానం: C.
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Question 11 ప్రశ్న 11Answer: A. Sir Charles Wood సమాధానం: A.
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Question 12 ప్రశ్న 12Answer: D. Lord Dalhousie సమాధానం: D.
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Question 13 ప్రశ్న 13Answer: B. It provided a comprehensive plan for an organised educational system సమాధానం: B.
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Question 14 ప్రశ్న 14Answer: C. The establishment of departments of public instruction in the provinces సమాధానం: C.
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Question 15 ప్రశ్న 15Answer: A. Calcutta, Bombay and Madras సమాధానం: A.
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Question 16 ప్రశ్న 16Answer: D. The University of London సమాధానం: D.
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Question 17 ప్రశ్న 17Answer: A. The grants-in-aid system సమాధానం: A.
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Question 18 ప్రశ్న 18Answer: B. Vernacular languages at the primary level and English at higher levels సమాధానం: B.
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Question 19 ప్రశ్న 19Answer: C. Training institutions should be established for teachers సమాధానం: C.
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Question 20 ప్రశ్న 20Answer: D. 1, 2, 3, 4 సమాధానం: D.
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Question 21 ప్రశ్న 21Answer: B. 1-b, 2-d, 3-c, 4-a సమాధానం: B.
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Question 22 ప్రశ్న 22Answer: A. Both Statement I and Statement II are correct సమాధానం: A.
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Question 23 ప్రశ్న 23Answer: D. Both Assertion and Reason are correct, and Reason is the correct explanation of Assertion సమాధానం: D.
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Question 24 ప్రశ్న 24Answer: C. 1, 2 and 4 only సమాధానం: C.
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Question 25 ప్రశ్న 25Answer: B. Macaulay emphasised elite English education, while Wood's Despatch outlined a broader institutional system సమాధానం: B.