Multiple choice

Who introduced a Bill for the first time in the imperial legislative council in 1911, for the gradual introduction of the principle of compulsion into the elementary education?

  1. Mahatma Gandhi

  2. Gopal Krishan Gokhle

  3. M.A. Jinnah

  4. Sunder Singh Majithia

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B Correct answer
Explanation

Gopal Krishna Gokhale introduced the Compulsory Elementary Education Bill in the Imperial Legislative Council in 1911. He was a key leader of the moderate faction in the Indian National Congress and advocated for universal primary education. Though the bill was not passed, it laid groundwork for future education policy.