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Question : The governer -General of India who initiated the introduction of English in India was 

Option 1: Lord Curzon.

Option 2: Lord Macaulay.

Option 3: Lord Bentinck .

Option 4: Lord Hastings .


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Correct Answer: Lord Bentinck .


Solution : Correct Answer is Lord Bentinck .

In 1835, English was officially declared the language of India. This decision was taken during the term of office of the Governor General of India, Mr. Bentinck, from 1828 to 1835. The decision was based on proposals made by the British under the title of ‘Minute on the Indian Education’, written by Mr. Thomas Babington Mcaulay in 1835.

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