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

Statement I:In India, increasing access to higher education has been constrained by low completion rates at the secondary stage.

Statement II:By 2030, all multidisciplinary higher education institutions will be closed down.

ABoth Statement I and Statement II are true

BBoth Statement I and Statement II are false

CStatement I is true but Statement II is false ✓ Correct

DStatement I is false but Statement II is true

Correct answer: (C) Statement I is true but Statement II is false

Explanation

Access to higher education in India has indeed been held back by low completion rates at the secondary stage, so Statement 1 is true.

Fewer students finishing school directly limits the pool that can enter higher education.

Statement 2 is false because NEP 2020 promotes, rather than closes, multidisciplinary higher education institutions.

The policy aims to build large multidisciplinary universities and colleges by 2040.

Claiming their closure by 2030 reverses the actual direction of the reform.

Strengthening the secondary stage is therefore key to raising the higher-education enrolment ratio.

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