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Which of the following statements are incorrect in the light of the effects of the expansion of higher…

Statement C is wrong because three universities, at Calcutta, Bombay and Madras, were founded in 1857, not two. Statement B is also wrong because the post-1854 expansion of…

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Which of the following statements are incorrect in the light of the effects of the expansion of higher education from the mid 1850s.
A. Curzon's university reforms were a high point in the development of the official attitude towards the spread of higher education.
B. The attempts were part of the wider programme of reforming Indian society and purging it of evils such as sati etc.
C. Two universities in Calcutta and Madras were established in 1857 and colleges became an integral part of higher education.
D. Only those students were admitted to the colleges who had passed the entrance.

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Statement C is wrong because three universities, at Calcutta, Bombay and Madras, were founded in 1857, not two. Statement B is also wrong because the post-1854 expansion of higher education was driven mainly by the need for English educated clerks and officials rather than by the social reform drive against practices like sati. Statements A and D are acceptable descriptions, so B and C are the incorrect ones.

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