2021 · Q9
In 1911, who among the following introduced a bill in the Imperial Legislative Council for introduction of compulsory and free primary education in India ?
General KnowledgeHistory of India
- ADadabhai Naoroji
- BBal Gangadhar Tilak
- CSir Harcourt Butler
- DGopal Krishna Gokhale
Explanation
In 1911 Gopal Krishna Gokhale introduced a bill in the Imperial Legislative Council for the introduction of compulsory and free primary education in India; it was defeated. Dadabhai Naoroji and Bal Gangadhar Tilak were not the movers of this bill, and Sir Harcourt Butler, the Education Member, opposed it. Gokhale's 1911 bill is the well-documented fact.