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Which of the following is regarded as the Magna Carta of western education system in India?
Options:
A .  The report of the Committee of Public Instruction, 1823
B .  The Charter Act of 1833.
C .  Despatch of Sir Charles Wood, Secretary of State, 1854
D .  Report of the Hunter Commission, 1862
Answer: Option C
Answer: (c)
Also known as Wood’s Despatch, it asked the government of India to assume responsibility for the education of the masses.
It, thus, repudiated the “downward filtration theory” which undertook to educate a few persons who in turn were expected to spread modern ideas among the masses.

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