Macaulay's 1835 Minute on Indian Education aimed to create a class of persons who were:
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Correct answer: B. Indian in blood and colour, but English in taste
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The Minute calls for 'a class of persons, Indian in blood and colour, but English in taste, in opinions, in morals, and in intellect' to act as interpreters between the rulers and the governed.
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