Paper 1 · Higher Education
UGC NET December 2021 June 2022 (11.07.2022) Shift-II
Given below are two statements. In the light of the statements, choose the correct answer.
- Statement I: Value education is knowledge based and information oriented.
- Statement II: Value education is essential for the holistic development of students.
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 — Statement I is incorrect and Statement II is correct, so the answer is that only Statement II is correct.
Explanation
★Statement I is incorrect and Statement II is correct, so the answer is that only Statement II is correct.
★Value education is chiefly about attitudes, ethics, and character, not stored information.
★So calling it knowledge based and information oriented misstates its nature.
★Its purpose is to cultivate values, empathy, and responsible conduct.
★Value education truly is essential for the holistic development of students.
★It nurtures the moral, social, and emotional dimensions alongside the intellectual.
★So the second statement correctly captures the aim of value education.
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