Paper 1 · Higher Education
UGC NET December 2021 June 2022 (22.09.2022) Shift-I
Given below are two statements. Statement I: As per the National Education Policy 2020, agricultural universities comprise approximately 9 percent of all universities in India, but enrolment in agricultural and allied sciences is less than 1 percent of total enrolment in higher education. Statement II: The National Education Policy 2020 has proposed to set up the Higher Education Commission of India (HECI). In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below.
- Statement I: Agricultural universities are about 9 percent of all universities, but enrolment in agriculture is under 1 percent of higher education enrolment.
- Statement II: NEP 2020 has proposed to set up the Higher Education Commission of India.
ABoth Statement I and Statement II are true ✓ Correct
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 answer: (A) Both Statement I and Statement II are true — The answer is that both statements are true.
Explanation
★The answer is that both statements are true.
★Agricultural universities are about 9 percent of all universities, yet enrolment in agriculture is under 1 percent, so Statement I is true.
★This gap is noted in the National Education Policy 2020.
★The policy also proposes the Higher Education Commission of India, so Statement II is true.
★Both claims match the policy.
★So both statements hold together.
★So the answer is that both statements are true.
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