Which of the following were the recommendations of the Radhakrishnan…
2023
Which of the following were the recommendations of the Radhakrishnan Commission regarding medium of instruction in higher education?
A. The medium of higher education should be in regional language.
B. Immediate steps should be taken to prepare scientific and technical terminologies in federal languages.
C. All the federal languages must be written in Devanagari script.
D. International and scientific terminological words should be avoided.
E. English should be banished from the higher education field in India immediately.
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer: A. A, B and C only — ConceptA commission recommendation must be identified from the policy principle it follows, not merely from whether a statement sounds favourable to Indian…
- A.
A, B and C only
- B.
B, C and D only
- C.
C, D and E only
- D.
A, D and E only
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Correct answer: A
Concept
A commission recommendation must be identified from the policy principle it follows, not merely from whether a statement sounds favourable to Indian languages.
The University Education Commission supported a planned transition: develop regional-language capacity and technical vocabulary, standardize writing, retain access to established scientific terminology, and continue the study of English.
Application
Using regional languages as the medium was meant to connect higher education with learners’ linguistic environment.
Preparing scientific and technical terminology was an enabling step for teaching advanced subjects through Indian languages.
The report refers to the Federal language in the singular and presents Devanagari as its script; the exam statement uses the plural, but tests this same script-standardization recommendation.
International and scientific terms were to be retained because technical communication also depends on established global vocabulary.
English study was to continue during the transition so students could keep access to international knowledge.
Contrast and cross-check
Regional-language medium, terminology preparation, and Devanagari script all belong to the commission’s planned language-development measures.
Terminology preparation and script standardization fit that plan, but avoiding international scientific terms reverses the stated continuity principle.
Script standardization fits the plan, but avoiding international terminology and immediately removing English both conflict with continued access during transition.
Regional-language medium fits the plan, but avoiding international terminology and immediately removing English conflict with the same transition safeguards.
Therefore, the commission-backed combination consists of regional-language medium, preparation of scientific and technical terminology, and Devanagari as the script for the Federal language.