Multiple choice

Who is known as the father of modern education?

  1. Charles Babbage

  2. Charles Grant

  3. Charles Bubo

  4. Charles Martin

  5. None of these
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B Correct answer
Explanation

Charles Grant (1746-1823) is often referred to as the father of modern education in India for his advocacy of widespread education through missionary schools. He wrote 'Observations on the State of Society among the Asiatic Subjects of Great Britain' (1792) which influenced educational policy. Charles Babbage is the father of computers; the other names are fictional.

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