Given below are two statements. In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below.
Statement I:The UGC-CARE list includes all the Scopus, Web of Science and MLA indexed journals.
Statement II:Open access journals are predatory journals.
ABoth Statement I and Statement II are true
BBoth Statement I and Statement II are false ✓ Correct
CStatement I is true but Statement II is false
DStatement I is false but Statement II is true
Correct answer: (B) Both Statement I and Statement II are false
Explanation
The UGC-CARE list does not automatically include all Scopus, Web of Science and MLA journals, so Statement 1 is false, and open access does not mean predatory, so Statement 2 is false.
CARE-listed journals pass a quality protocol, and indexing alone never guarantees inclusion.
MLA indexing in particular carries no automatic place on the CARE list.
Open access refers only to a free-to-read publishing model.
Predatory journals are defined by deceptive, fee-driven practices, not by open access.
Reputable open access journals appear in DOAJ and in the CARE list itself.
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