Which of the following statements are TRUE for NEP 2020? Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

1.The NEP committee was headed by a prominent educationist Sukhdev Thorat.

2.The NEP gives an Umbrella term SEDG for minorities, women, SCs, STs and Urban rural poor.

3.The NEP reiterates the Kothari Commission recommendation in 1964-66 to spend 6 percent of GDP on education.

4.The NEP promotes philanthropic education system.

5.The states of Karnataka and Tamil Nadu have rejected the NEP and made their own State Education Policy Commissions.

A1 & 4 only

B1, 2, 3 & 5 only

C2, 3, 4 & 5 only ✓ Correct

D2, 3 & 5 only

Correct answer: (C) 2, 3, 4 & 5 only

Explanation

Only the points on SEDG, the six percent goal, philanthropic education and state responses hold true for NEP 2020.

Statement 2 is correct that NEP uses the umbrella term SEDG for minorities, women, SCs, STs and the urban-rural poor.

Statement 3 is correct that NEP reiterates the Kothari Commission call to spend six percent of GDP on education.

Statement 4 is correct that NEP promotes a philanthropic education system.

Statement 5 is correct that Karnataka and Tamil Nadu resisted NEP and moved towards their own policy commissions.

Statement 1 is wrong because the NEP committee was headed by K. Kasturirangan, not Sukhdev Thorat.

Want more like this? Create a free account to practise a full test, track your progress, and get spaced-repetition review.