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

Statement I:According to the ancient Hindu system, education should be free as far as practicable.

Statement II:According to the ancient Hindu system, education should be compulsory as far as practicable.

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

Both statements are correct about the ideals of the ancient Hindu education system.

Statement 1 is true: education was to be free as far as practicable.

Statement 2 is true: education was to be compulsory as far as practicable.

These ideals appear in classical accounts of Hindu educational thought.

Free education rested on the teacher's duty to teach and society's support of scholars.

The emphasis was on moral and intellectual development rather than fees.

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