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Lord Curzon used the report of the Indian Universities Commission of 1902 to:

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Correct answer: D. centralize school education under a Director-General of Education

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Curzon's reforms tightened government control over education. He created the post of Director-General of Education (1901–02) and, acting on the 1902 Commission's report, passed the Indian Universities Act of 1904, which increased official control over senates and college affiliation. He enacted that Act rather than withdrawing it, and Indian representation was reduced, not increased.

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