Given below are two statements. In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below.
Statement I:In the early days, the pioneer Indian universities neglected the teaching of modern Indian languages.
Statement II:In 1862, Alexander Grant, Director of Public Instruction, suggested the abolition of all modern Indian languages from all university examinations, but the suggestion was not accepted.
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
Explanation
The first statement is correct but the second is not.
Statement 1 is right that the pioneer Indian universities neglected the teaching of modern Indian languages in their early days.
Statement 2 is wrong in its account of the 1862 proposal by Alexander Grant regarding modern Indian languages in university examinations.
The early universities were affiliating and examining bodies that favoured English.
Teaching functions grew only after the Calcutta University Commission.
Modern Indian languages gained ground in university study much later.
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