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

Statement I:The NCTE was made a statutory body by an Act of Parliament in 1993.

Statement II:Dr. S. Radhakrishnan was the chairman of the University Education Commission set up in 1948.

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

Both statements are correct about India's education bodies and commissions.

Statement 1 is true: the NCTE was given statutory status by an Act of Parliament in 1993.

Statement 2 is true: Dr. S. Radhakrishnan chaired the University Education Commission set up in 1948.

The NCTE regulates and maintains standards in teacher education across the country.

The 1948 commission is also known as the Radhakrishnan Commission and was the first major post-Independence education review.

It laid the groundwork for the later establishment of the University Grants Commission.

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