Paper 1 · Higher Education
Look at the following forms of ancient education.
- 1. Para vidya: the supreme or highest knowledge, for self-realization or knowledge of the supreme self.
- 2. Apara vidya: the lower knowledge, of the four Vedas, six Vedangas, etc.
AOnly 1 is correct
BOnly 2 is correct
CBoth 1 and 2 are correct ✓ Correct
DBoth 1 and 2 are incorrect
Correct answer: (C) Both 1 and 2 are correct — Both statements are correct, so that is the answer.
Explanation
★Both statements are correct, so that is the answer.
★Para vidya is the supreme knowledge for self-realization.
★So statement one is correct.
★Apara vidya is the lower knowledge of the Vedas and Vedangas.
★So statement two is also correct.
★Since both hold, both 1 and 2 are correct.
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