Which of the following pairs (Educational Event - Key Outcome/Initiative) is correctly matched?

Question

Which of the following pairs (Educational Event - Key Outcome/Initiative) is correctly matched?

1. A. Charter Act, 1813 - Allocated funds for promotion of education (Correct answer)
2. B. Macaulay’s Minute, 1835 - Emphasized traditional Sanskrit learning
3. C. Serampore Mission - Promoted technical education for elite Indians
4. D. Orientalist-Anglicist Debate - Resolved by Charter Act, 1833

Correct Answer

Option A — Charter Act, 1813 - Allocated funds for promotion of education

Detailed Solution & Explanation

The correct answer is Charter Act, 1813 - Allocated funds for promotion of education.

Key Points

• Allocated funds for promotion of education.
• The Charter Act of 1813 was the first British statute to accept state responsibility for education in India, sanctioning one lakh rupees a year for promoting learning — the pair is correctly matched.
• The rest are mismatched: Macaulay's Minute (1835) championed English education and *rejected* traditional Sanskrit learning; the Serampore Mission focused on vernacular education, printing and missionary schooling, not elite technical training; and the Orientalist–Anglicist debate was resolved by Bentinck's 1835 resolution following Macaulay's Minute, not by the Charter Act of 1833.