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 curriculum at Taxila was varied and included technical sciences.

Statement II:The curriculum of Nalanda excluded technical sciences.

ABoth Statement I and Statement II are correct ✓ 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 answer: (A) Both Statement I and Statement II are correct

Explanation

Statement 1 is correct, as the curriculum at Taxila was varied and included technical and applied sciences.

Statement 2 is treated as correct, since Nalanda's curriculum centred on religious and philosophical study rather than technical sciences.

Taxila offered subjects such as medicine, law, military science and the practical arts.

Nalanda emphasised Buddhist philosophy, logic, grammar and metaphysics.

Both were celebrated ancient centres attracting scholars from many lands.

Their differing curricula reflected distinct educational traditions of ancient India.

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