Given below are two statements. In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below.

Statement I:According to NEP 2020, at present the investment in research and innovation in India is only less than 1% of GDP.

Statement II:NEP 2020 recommends the establishment of a national curriculum framework for teacher education.

ABoth Statement I and Statement II are true ✓ Correct

BBoth Statement I and Statement II are false

CStatement I is true but Statement II is false

DStatement I is false but Statement II is true

Correct answer: (A) Both Statement I and Statement II are true

Explanation

NEP 2020 notes that India's spending on research and innovation is under 1 percent of GDP, so Statement 1 is true.

NEP 2020 recommends a national curriculum framework for teacher education, so Statement 2 is true.

Low research investment is cited as a reason to create the National Research Foundation.

A common teacher-education framework aims to raise the quality of training.

Both statements reflect the policy's diagnosis and its proposed remedies.

NEP 2020 wants teacher education moved into multidisciplinary institutions by 2030.

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