Question

What had the Sir Charles Wood Despatch of 1854 primarily dealt with?
(a) Social Reforms.
(b) Administrative Reforms.
(c) Educational Reforms.
(d) Political consolidation.

Answer 1

Hint: Sir Charles Wood, who is a British liberal politician, had a great contribution to spreading English learning and education of females in India. He also suggested various vernacular medium-high schools. Wood’s Despatch is called Magna Carta.
It came in July 1854 by Charles Wood.

Step by step answer:
In 1854 Charles Wood had sent the Wood’s Despatch to the Governor-General Lord Dalhousie, and it primarily dealt with educational reforms.
And this creates a huge change in the education policy of the British. Its main motto is to separate the education department. All the Universities were set up at Presidency towns of Bombay, Calcutta, and Madras. Wood had suggested different opinions towards education departments like primary school must adopt the vernacular language, high schools must adopt Anglo-vernacular language and at the college level, English should be the medium of education. Different kinds of institutions were set up like the Universities of Madras in 1857, Universities of Calcutta, Universities of Bombay, Universities of Punjab in 1882, and Universities of Allahabad in 1887. By this educational reform, at least one government school will be opened in every district. Indian natives should be given training in their mother tongue. The education of women should be highlighted. The government supports women’s education. Teacher’s training and promotion at all levels. English education should be promoted. Wood’s Despatch made the government realize the importance of education for people.

So, the correct answer is Option C

Note Wood Despatch encourages language teaching. As a result, regional language and classical language were taught in school. Wood’s dispatch suggested that schools should adopt vernacular languages. His Despatch was called as Magna-Carta of English education because it professed the promotion of western education in India.