Given below are two statements: Statement I: In the early days, the pioneer…
2023
Given below are two statements:
Statement I: In the early days, the pioneer Indian universities neglected the teaching of modern Indian languages.
Statement II: In 1862, Alexander Grant, Director of Public Instruction, suggested the abolition of all modern Indian languages from all university examinations, but the suggestion was not accepted.
In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below:
Answer: C. Statement I is correct but Statement II is incorrect — CONCEPTIn a two-statement question, test each statement independently against the historical record before combining their truth values. A statement is false…
- A.
Both Statement I and Statement II are correct
- B.
Both Statement I and Statement II are incorrect
- C.
Statement I is correct but Statement II is incorrect
- D.
Statement I is incorrect but Statement II is correct
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Correct answer: C
CONCEPT
In a two-statement question, test each statement independently against the historical record before combining their truth values.
A statement is false if any material part of it—such as whether a proposal was accepted or its scope—conflicts with the record.
APPLICATION
Historical accounts note that the pioneer Indian universities gave little place to modern Indian languages. Therefore, Statement I is correct.
In 1862, Sir Alexander Grant moved a resolution in the Bombay University Senate to remove modern Indian languages from university examinations, except at Matriculation where they remained optional. The Senate passed the resolution. Therefore, Statement II is incorrect because it says the suggestion was not accepted and describes an unqualified removal from all examinations.
CROSS-CHECK / CONTRAST
Both statements correct: this would require Grant’s proposal not to have been accepted, contrary to the recorded Senate decision.
Both statements incorrect: this ignores the documented neglect of modern Indian languages.
Statement I correct and Statement II incorrect: this matches the two independent checks.
Statement I incorrect and Statement II correct: this reverses both historical findings.
Result: Statement I is correct, but Statement II is incorrect.