UPSC Prelims PYQs – Development of Press, Education and Civil Services (Modern History)

1. Who among the following was associated as Secretary with Hindu Female School which later came to be known as Bethune Female School?

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2. 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:

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3. Consider the following statements about ‘the Charter Act of 1813’:

1. It ended the trade monopoly of the East India Company in India except for trade in tea and trade with China.
2. It asserted the sovereignty of the British Crown over the Indian territories held by the Company.
3. The revenues of India were now controlled by the British Parliament.

Which of the statements given above are correct?

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4. 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?

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