Multiple choice

The document known as the Magna Carta of Indian Education is

  1. Macaulay's Minutes

  2. Charter Act

  3. Wood's Depatch

  4. Hunter Commission Report
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Explanation

Wood's Dispatch (1854) is called the Magna Carta of Indian Education because it laid the foundation for the modern education system in India. It recommended English as the medium of instruction, establishment of universities, and education for women. Macaulay's Minute (1835) preceded it, Charter Act dealt with governance, and Hunter Commission (1882) came later.

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