Paper 1 · Communication
UGC NET June 2023 (17.06.2023) Shift-I
Given below are two statements. Statement I: The electronic space of the Internet has failed to displace the institutional space in a society even an iota. Statement II: Internet communication has broken down the hierarchies of race, ethnicity and gender. In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below.
- Statement I: The electronic space of the Internet has failed to displace the institutional space in a society even an iota.
- Statement II: Internet communication has broken down the hierarchies of race, ethnicity and gender.
ABoth Statement I and Statement II are true
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
Correct answer: (D) Statement I is false but Statement II is true — Statement I is false and Statement II is true, so the answer is Statement I is false but Statement II is true.
Explanation
★Statement I is false and Statement II is true, so the answer is Statement I is false but Statement II is true.
★The electronic space of the Internet has in fact reshaped and partly displaced institutional space.
★Online platforms now carry many functions once held only by physical institutions.
★So statement I is false in claiming no displacement at all.
★Internet communication lets people interact without visible markers of race, ethnicity or gender.
★This can flatten some traditional social hierarchies in online exchange.
★So statement II is true that the Internet has broken down such hierarchies.
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