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The English Education Act of 1835 was enacted following the recommendations given in the famous minute written by which of the following individuals?

  1. AThomas Babington MacaulayCorrect answer
  2. BCharles Metcalfe
  3. CMountstuart Elphinstone
  4. DJohn Malcolm
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A. Thomas Babington Macaulay

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Macaulay’s Minute of 1835 advocated English education. The subsequent decision made English the medium of instruction for higher education.

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