Question

A)Assertion: The Wood’s Despatch emphasised on the practical benefits of a system of
European learning.
B)Reason: The argument for practical education was strongly criticised by Christian
Missionaries.
a. A is true and B is the explanation for A.
b. Both A and B are false.
c. Both A and B are true.
d. A is true but B is false.

Answer 1

Answer:

a. A is true and B is the explanation for

Explanation:

Wood's Despatch emphasised the practical benefits of a system of European learning. ... The 1854 Despatch on education was in favour of English being introduced as a medium of higher education in Europe

The argument for practical education was strongly criticised by the Christian missionaries in India in the nineteenth century. The missionaries felt that education should attempt to improve the moral character of the people, and morality could be improved only through Christian education.