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Committee Hunter Commission
Asked 4 times across 2 UPSC exams, peaking in 2020.
Key insights
- Most tested in CSE — 3 of 4 PYQs
- Most asked in 2020
- Recurs across 1 years (2020–2020)
Across exams
CSE · 3CDS · 1How the concept evolved
Long-running — most appearances (3 of 4) predate 2016, and it still returns.
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Sample questions
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CDS2020
The Hunter Commission (1882) appointed to survey the state of education in India
- A deprecated University education
- B overruled the Despatch of 1854
- C endorsed the Despatch of 1854 with greater emphasis on primary education ✓
- D criticised the grants-in-aid system of schooling
✓ Correct answer: (C)
History › Freedom Struggle (1857–1947)
CSE
What is the correct chronological sequence of the following?
- Wood's Education Despatch
- Macaulay's minute on education
- The Sargent Education Report
- Indian Education (Hunter Commission)
Select the correct answer using the code given below:
- A 2, 1, 4, 3 ✓
- B 2, 1, 3, 4
- C 1, 2, 4, 3
- D 4, 3, 1, 3
✓ Correct answer: (A)
History › Modern India (1757–1857)
CSE
Consider the following events
- Hunter Commission
- Charles Wood's Dispatch
- Sadler Commission
- Raleigh Commission Their correct chronological sequence is
- A 3-2-1-4
- B 2-l-4-3 ✓
- C l-4-3-2
- D 4-3-2- l
✓ Correct answer: (B)
History › Freedom Struggle (1857–1947)
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