Q. In which year, Lord Hardinge-I  declared that all appointments in public services were to be given to those who had a knowledge of English education?
Answer: 1844
Notes: In the year 1844, Hardinge I declared that all appointments in public services were to be given to those who had a knowledge of English education. After the announcement, a trend of learning English was started in the middle-class Bengali society.
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