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Find out the chronological order of the following agencies of educational administration in British…

The Committee of Native Education (1823) was the earliest of these agencies of educational administration in British India, the Council of Education replaced the earlier…

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Find out the chronological order of the following agencies of educational administration in British India.

(A) University Board
(B) Board of Governors
(C) Committee of Native Education
(D) Council of Education
(E) Department of Public Instruction

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Correct answer C

The Committee of Native Education (1823) was the earliest of these agencies of educational administration in British India, the Council of Education replaced the earlier bodies in 1842, and the Department of Public Instruction was created in the provinces after Wood's Despatch (1854-55) and comes last. Placing the University Board and Board of Governors in their intermediate positions gives the chronological order C, A, D, B, E, which is the correct answer.

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