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 National Research Foundation will constitute NCIVE.

Statement II:MERUs will be set up as model public universities for holistic and multidisciplinary education.

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

DStatement I is incorrect but Statement II is correct ✓ Correct

Correct answer: (D) Statement I is incorrect but Statement II is correct

Explanation

MERUs are indeed planned as model public universities, but it is not the Research Foundation that sets up the vocational-education body.

Statement 1 is wrong: the National Research Foundation funds research and does not constitute NCIVE.

Statement 2 is right: MERUs are to be model multidisciplinary public universities.

NCIVE is the National Committee for the Integration of Vocational Education under the policy.

MERUs are meant to reach the highest global standards, on a par with the IITs and IIMs.

The policy envisions these institutions as anchors for holistic learning.

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