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UPSC 1997: What is the correct chronological sequence of the following? I. Wood's Education Despatch II. Macaulay's Minute on Education III. The Sargeant Education Report IV. Indian Education (Hunter Commission)
(a)II, I, IV, III
(b)II, I, III, IV
(c)I, II, IV, III
(d)IV, III, I, II
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Not attemptedCorrect Answer: (a) II, I, IV, III
Chronological order: Macaulay’s Minute on Education (1835) → Wood’s Education Despatch (1854) → Hunter Commission ‘Indian Education’ (1882) → Sargent Education Report (1944). Option (a) II-I-IV-III matches this sequence. ([en.wikipedia.org](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/English_Education_Act_1835?utm_source=openai))
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