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Person Thomas Babington Macaulay
Asked 2 times across 2 UPSC exams over 3 years (2017–2020), peaking in 2017.
Key insights
- Most tested in CAPF — 1 of 2 PYQs
- Most asked in 2017
- Recurs across 2 years (2017–2020)
How it travelled across exams
First appearance in each exam — the same idea, reframed.
CAPF 2017 → EPFO 2020
How the concept evolved
Rising — more than half its appearances (2 of 2) are since 2016.
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Sample questions
You've seen the pattern — here are a few of the actual PYQs.
EPFO2020
Which one of the following was not recommended in Macaulay's 1835 Minute on Education ?
- A Teaching in English medium
- B 'Liberal' literary training
- C Teaching of Western texts alone at higher levels of education
- D Teaching of both Western and Oriental texts at higher levels of education ✓
✓ Correct answer: (D)
History › Modern India (1757–1857)
CAPF2017
Which one of the following statements about the English Education Act of 1835 is NOT correct?
- A It was proposed by Governor General William Bentinck on the advice of Macaulay
- B It made English the language of instruction in Indian education system
- C With the formal institutionalization of English as the language of instruction, the stage was set for a new direction to Indian education
- D To the existing Oriental Institutions fresh awards of stipends and the publication of classical texts were to continue ✓
✓ Correct answer: (D)
History › Modern India (1757–1857)
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