Which one among the following pairs is not correctly matched?
Lord Wellesley : Subsidiary Alliance
Lord William Bentinck : English Education
Warren Hastings : Local Self Government
Lord Lytton : Vernacular Press Act
Answer is Wrong!
Answer is Right!
This question was previously asked in
UPSC CAPF – 2011
B) Lord William Bentinck (Governor-General 1828-1835) is correctly associated with the introduction of English education. Under his tenure, following Macaulay’s Minute, English was made the medium of instruction for higher education in 1835.
C) Warren Hastings (Governor-General 1772-1785) is incorrectly associated with Local Self-Government. The significant development towards Local Self-Government in British India is credited to Lord Ripon (Viceroy 1880-1884), particularly with his Resolution of 1882, which aimed at developing municipal institutions. Warren Hastings’ era was much earlier and focused on establishing initial administrative frameworks and consolidating British power.
D) Lord Lytton (Viceroy 1876-1880) is correctly associated with the Vernacular Press Act of 1878, which was enacted to muzzle the vernacular press in India.