Paper 1 · Higher Education
UGC NET December 2023 (19.12.2023) Shift-II
Given below are two statements. In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below.
- Statement I: Curzon's university reforms reflected the official attitude towards the spread of higher education in India.
- Statement II: There was no resistance to the Indian Universities Bill piloted by Curzon from any section of Indians.
ABoth Statement I and Statement II are correct
BBoth Statement I and Statement II are incorrect
CStatement I is correct but Statement II is incorrect ✓ Correct
DStatement I is incorrect but Statement II is correct
Correct answer: (C) Statement I is correct but Statement II is incorrect — Statement I is correct but Statement II is incorrect, so that is the answer.
Explanation
★Statement I is correct but Statement II is incorrect, so that is the answer.
★Curzon's university reforms reflected the official attitude to higher education in India.
★They expressed government control over the spread and standard of education.
★The Indian Universities Bill of Curzon faced strong Indian opposition, so Statement II is false.
★Nationalists saw the resulting 1904 Act as tightening government control over universities.
★Hence Statement I is correct while Statement II wrongly denies the resistance.
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