Paper 1 · Teaching Aptitude
UGC NET December 2021 June 2022 (12.07.2022) Shift-II
Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion A and the other as Reason R. In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below.
Assertion (A): Assertion A: The purpose of 21st century higher education is to promote critical and creative thinking abilities among students.
Reason (R): Reason R: Critical and creative thinking help students in placements.
ABoth A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
BBoth A and R are true but R is NOT the correct explanation of A ✓ Correct
CA is true but R is false
DA is false but R is true
Correct answer: (B) Both A and R are true but R is NOT the correct explanation of A — The answer is that both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.
Explanation
★The answer is that both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.
★Higher education in this century does aim to build critical and creative thinking, so Assertion A is true.
★Such thinking does help students in placements, so Reason R is true.
★But the purpose of promoting this thinking is broader learning, not just placements.
★So R, though true, is not the reason A holds.
★Thus both are true but R does not explain A.
★So the answer is that both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.
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