Multiple choice

The British rulers introduced a new system of education in India chiefly because they wanted to

  1. generate the capacity for self-government

  2. promote the work of Christian missionaries

  3. create an awareness of scientific and technical developments

  4. provide a class of office workers for the company
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D Correct answer
Explanation

Accessibility to education is one of the main advantages to present day education. In the past, education was only for the wealthy. The poor were not given an opportunity to improve their lot in life. Females were also denied an education by virtue of the fact they would get married and so, an education would be wasted on females. 

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