Given below are two statements. In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below.
Statement I:The University Education Commission was established in 1952-53 after independence.
Statement II:The National Knowledge Commission was constituted in 2005.
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
DStatement I is false but Statement II is true ✓ Correct
Correct answer: (D) Statement I is false but Statement II is true
Explanation
The National Knowledge Commission was indeed constituted in 2005, while the University Education Commission belongs to a different year.
Statement 1 is wrong because the University Education Commission was set up in 1948-49, not 1952-53.
Statement 2 is right that the Knowledge Commission dates to 2005.
The year 1952-53 actually belongs to the Secondary Education Commission under Mudaliar.
The University Education Commission under Radhakrishnan was the first such body after independence.
The Knowledge Commission was chaired by Sam Pitroda.
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