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Q. The ‘Filtration Theory’ in the educational policy of India was propagated by which of the following?
Answer: Lord Macaulay
Notes: The ‘Filtration theory’, in the educational policy of India, was propagated by Lord Macaulay. The British planned to educate a small section of upper and middle classes, thus creating a class that would act as interpreters. This was called the ‘downward filtration theory’.

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