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Given below are two statements, one labelled Assertion (A) and the other labelled Reason (R). Choose the correct option.

Assertion (A):In 1952, the Union Government decided that all cases pertaining to the allocation of grants-in-aid from public funds to central and other universities and institutions of higher learning might be referred to the University Grants Commission.

Reason (R):The University Education Commission (1948) under the chairmanship of Dr S. Radhakrishnan recommended that the University Grants Committee be reconstituted on the general model of the University Grants Commission of the United Kingdom.

ABoth A and R are correct and R is the correct explanation of A ✓ Correct

BBoth A and R are correct but R is not the correct explanation of A

CA is correct but R is not correct

DA is not correct but R is correct

Correct answer: (A) Both A and R are correct and R is the correct explanation of A

Explanation

The Assertion is correct, in 1952 the Union Government decided that all grants-in-aid cases for central and other universities should be referred to the University Grants Commission.

The Reason is correct, the University Education Commission of 1948 under Dr S. Radhakrishnan recommended reconstituting the University Grants Committee on the model of the United Kingdom's University Grants Commission.

The 1948 recommendation led directly to the wider grant-giving role assigned in 1952.

This progression turned a limited committee into a national grant-coordinating body.

The Reason correctly explains why the 1952 decision was taken.

The UGC was formally inaugurated in 1953 and made statutory in 1956.

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