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CAPF · 2016 History › Modern India (1757–1857)
Which of the following is / are characteristic (s) of the debate between 'Anglicists' and 'Orientalists' in the 1830s? 1. The Anglicists wanted to cut the money being spent on printing Sanskrit and Arabic texts 2. The Anglicists wanted to cut the money spent on printing Sanskrit texts, but wished to continue to print in Persian 3. The Orientalists wanted stipend for the students of Arabic and Sanskrit 4. The Orientalists started a new Sanskrit College in Delhi. Select the correct answer using the code given below:
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