Question

Who introduced western education in India?
(a)Lord Macaulay
(b)James Princep
(c)Robert Clive
(d)Lord Canning

Answer 1

Hint: The Britishers thought that it is the white man’s duty to spread the scientific knowledge and to initiate a better education system in their colonies. They started incorporating the western system of education in India by 1813.

Complete answer: Lord Macaulay, the president of the General Committee of Public Instruction played the most important role in introducing the western system of education. However, the process started in 1813. They started incorporating the western system of education in India by 1813. Lord Macaulay is the one who is said to have introduced western education in India. Lord Macaulay in his book “Minute Upon Indian Education” opposed the publication of books in Sanskrit and Arabic. Through this western education, the Britishers were successful in creating a small section of Indian elites who were mainly from upper castes and now trained in English. These elites acted as the bridge between the Britishers and the rest of the Indians. They helped the British Government in administration and neutralized any revolutionary aspirations. In post-independence India, these elites formed the middle class which is even very dominant in modern India.

Option “a” is the correct answer.

Note: English was made the court language instead of Persian language. The printings of English books were done for free and they were available at cheaper rates. English education was better funded than the other learning system.