Assertion (A): The UGC Academic Staff Colleges were established to improve the…
2009
Assertion (A): The UGC Academic Staff Colleges were established to improve the quality of teachers in higher education. Reason (R): University and college teachers are required to undergo both orientation and refresher courses.
Answer: A. Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation. — ConceptIn an assertion–reason item, first test the truth of the assertion and the reason independently. Then test whether the reason supplies the causal or…
- A.
Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation.
- B.
Both (A) and (R) are correct but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
- C.
(A) is correct and (R) is false.
- D.
(A) is false and (R) is correct.
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Correct answer: A
Concept
In an assertion–reason item, first test the truth of the assertion and the reason independently. Then test whether the reason supplies the causal or purpose-based explanation for the assertion, rather than merely being related to it.
A faculty-development institution improves teaching quality by organizing structured induction and continuing-development programmes for teachers.
Application
The assertion states the purpose of the UGC Academic Staff Colleges: improving the professional quality of higher-education teachers. This agrees with the faculty-development role assigned to these colleges.
The reason identifies the two principal forms of training organized for university and college teachers: orientation programmes and refresher courses. These programmes develop teaching knowledge, subject expertise, and professional competence.
Because those courses are the mechanism through which the colleges pursue better teacher quality, the reason explains the assertion; it is not merely an unrelated true statement.
Cross-check and contrast
Evaluate the four logical combinations without using an option label:
Treating both statements as true with an explanatory link fits the stated purpose and the programme mechanism together.
Treating both statements as true but unrelated overlooks that the courses are the means used to pursue the quality-improvement purpose.
Accepting the assertion but rejecting the reason conflicts with the documented orientation-and-refresher-course structure.
Rejecting the assertion while accepting the reason separates the training programmes from the quality-improvement purpose they serve.
Therefore, both (A) and (R) are true, and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).