Paper 1 · Higher Education
UGC NET December 2023 (13.12.2023) Shift-II
Given below are two statements. In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below.
- Statement I: The National Policy of Education (1986) intended to encourage inter-disciplinary research in the social sciences.
- Statement II: According to the National Policy on Education (1986), the idea of rural universities was illogical.
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.
★The National Policy of Education 1986 encouraged inter-disciplinary research in the social sciences.
★So Statement I is correct about its aim for social science research.
★The policy actually supported the idea of rural universities.
★It saw rural universities as a logical way to spread education to villages.
★So calling the idea illogical is wrong, making Statement II incorrect.
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