Explanation:

• Lord Ripon appointed the first Indian Education Commission on 3rd February 1882. Sir Willium Hunter (a member of viceroy’s Executive Council) was appointed as the chairman of the commission. The commission was popularly known as Hunter Commission after the name of its chairman. Besides the chairman, the commission consisted of 20 other members. There was a good representation of missionaries and Indians in the commission. Among the Indian members were Sayed Mahmud, Bhudev Mukherjee, Anand Mohan Bose and K.T.Telang.

• The commission was appointed with the following aims:

• To enquire into the manner in which effect had been given to the principles of the Despatch of 1854.
• To assess the position of primary education in India and to suggest measures for its reform.
• To enquire into the position of the State institutions and their importance.
• To evaluate the work of missionaries in the field of education.
• To enquire into Government attitude towards private enterprise.

• The Hunter Commission recommended for both primary and secondary education in India has farreaching effect. It recommended the following:

• Hunter Commission made valuable contribution to the development mass education by recognising primary education as education of the masses. o Use of mother tongue as the medium of instruction at primary level was also an important recommendation of the commission. Hence statement 1 is correct.
• Following the method adopted in England, the commission recommended that the control of primary education should be handed over to District and Municipal Boards. Hence statement 2 is correct.
• Realising the importance of indigenous schools the commission recommended for giving grants to encourage these schools.
• To improve the quality of teachers, the commission recommended establishment of Normal schools for the training of teachers.
• The Commission was very liberal in matters of management of the primary schools. Managers should be given freedom in selecting text books, School hours and holidays should be adjusted according to local needs.
• The Commission was in favour of maintaining a fund by the District and Municipal Boards exclusively for maintenance of primary schools. The Commission recommended more practical curriculum by inclusion of practical subjects in the curriculum of primary schools.

• Statement 3 is not correct: The Hunter commission completely restricted itself to primary and secondary education. It did not recommend any such move of bringing universities under the state's control.