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

Statement I:The curriculum at Taxila was varied and included technical science.

Statement II:The curriculum of Nalanda excluded technical sciences.

ABoth Statement I and Statement II are correct ✓ Correct

BBoth Statement I and Statement II are incorrect

CStatement I is correct but Statement II is incorrect

DStatement I is incorrect but Statement II is correct

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

Explanation

Taxila's curriculum was wide and carried technical sciences alongside the arts.

Statement 1 is correct, describing Taxila's varied studies including technical science.

Statement 2 is correct, as Nalanda's learning centred on Buddhist philosophy and logic rather than technical sciences.

Both centres drew scholars from far, yet differed in their range of subjects.

Taxila was renowned especially for medicine and the sixty-four arts.

Nalanda flourished as a residential monastic centre of higher study.

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