Wood’s Dispatch is associated to which of the following?

Wood’s Dispatch is associated to which of the following? Correct Answer Education

The correct answer is Education.


Key Points

  • Woods’ Dispatch is considered a ‘Magna-Carta’ of English Education in India.
  • Charles Wood was the president of the Board of Control of English East India Company.
  • He sent a despatch to Lord Dalhousie, the then Governor-General of India in 1854.

Additional Information

  • Features of Wood's Dispatch:
    • Primary schooling in vernacular languages.
    • Secondary schooling in the anglo-vernacular medium.
    • College or higher education in English medium.
    • Promotion of secular education.
    • Teacher training programmes. 

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Historically, the production of wood charcoal in locations where there is an abundance of wood dates back to a very ancient period, and generally consists of piling billets of wood on their ends so as to form a conical pile, openings being left at the bottom to admit air, with a central shaft to serve as a flue. The whole pile is covered with turf or moistened clay. The firing is begun at the bottom of the flue, and gradually spreads outwards and upwards. The success of the operation depends upon the rate of the combustion. Under average conditions, 100 parts of wood yield about 60 parts by volume, or 25 parts by weight, of charcoal; small-scale production on the spot often yields only about 50%, while large-scale became efficient to about 90% even by the seventeenth century. The modern process of carbonizing wood, either in small pieces or as sawdust in cast iron retorts, is extensively practiced where wood is scarce, and also for the recovery of valuable byproducts (wood spirit, pyroligneous acid, wood tar), which the process permits. The information given, if accurate, most strongly supports which of the following?
‘Wood's Dispatch’ sent by the British Government in India in 1854 was related to which sector?