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

Statement I:The medical treatises of Charaka and Sushruta were among the ancient sources of education in India.

Statement II:No distinction was drawn between shastras and kavyas among the ancient sources of education.

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

The medical compendia of Charaka and Sushruta were genuine sources of learning in ancient India, covering medicine and surgery.

Statement 1 is right in listing these treatises among early educational sources.

Statement 2 is wrong because a clear distinction was in fact drawn between shastras and kavyas.

Shastras dealt with disciplined bodies of knowledge such as grammar and law.

Kavyas belonged to the domain of imaginative literature.

The Charaka Samhita and Sushruta Samhita remain landmark texts of Ayurveda.

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