Given below are two statements: Statement I: University of Punjab at Lahore…
2023
Given below are two statements:
Statement I: University of Punjab at Lahore and University of Allahabad were established during colonial rule in India.
Statement II: The main reason for their establishment was the increasing demand in these places for higher education, including 'Oriental' as well as modern European education.
In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below.
Answer: A. Both Statement I and Statement II are true — ConceptA paired-statement question must be evaluated claim by claim: first establish each statement from chronology and historical purpose, then combine the…
- A.
Both Statement I and Statement II are true
- B.
Both Statement I and Statement II are false
- C.
Statement I is true but Statement II is false
- D.
Statement I is false but Statement II is true
Show answer & explanation
Correct answer: A
Concept
A paired-statement question must be evaluated claim by claim: first establish each statement from chronology and historical purpose, then combine the two truth values.
For colonial universities, founding dates establish the period, while institutional histories and contemporary educational policy establish why expansion occurred.
Application
The University of the Punjab was established at Lahore in 1882 by the British colonial authorities; the University of Allahabad was established by Act XVIII in 1887. Therefore, Statement I is true.
The Lahore institution grew from regional demand for higher learning that joined Oriental studies with modern subjects, while Allahabad developed from the locally supported Muir Central College into a university amid expanding higher education. This supports the demand-based rationale in Statement II.
The two statements therefore form the truth pair (true, true).
Cross-check and contrast
The pair (true, false) conflicts with evidence for the educational-demand rationale.
The pair (false, true) conflicts with the documented 1882 and 1887 colonial-era foundations.
The pair (false, false) conflicts with both the chronology and the expansion rationale.
Result
Both Statement I and Statement II are true.