Multiple choice

In order to advance the cause of English education in India, who among the following introduced the regulation that all public s'ervices were to be filled by an open competitive examination held by the Council of Education, preference being given to the knowledge of English?

  1. Lord Wellesley

  2. Lord William Bentinck

  3. Lord Hardings

  4. Lord Dalhousie

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C Correct answer
Explanation

Lord Hardinge (1844-1848) issued the resolution in 1844 that declared that for public service, preference would be given to those educated in English-medium institutions.