Given below are two statements: Statement I: In the Vedic age both men and…
2023
Given below are two statements:
Statement I: In the Vedic age both men and women had access to education.
Statement II: Wood's Despatch (1854) recognised for the first time that the Government should give 'frank and cordial support' to female 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 — ConceptIn a statement-combination question, test each assertion independently against reliable evidence; one statement does not establish the other. For a…
- 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
In a statement-combination question, test each assertion independently against reliable evidence; one statement does not establish the other.
For a previous-year examination item, the final official answer key is canonical when the wording admits competing historical nuances.
Application
NCERT records that women had access to education during the early Vedic period and names scholars such as Maitreyi and Gargi. This supports Statement I.
Paragraph 83 of Wood’s Despatch gives frank and cordial government support to female education. NTA’s final key for UGC NET June 2023 question ID 908545 treats this policy recognition as making Statement II true.
Contrast
The both-false combination conflicts with the NCERT evidence and the Despatch’s stated support for female education.
The combination ‘Statement I is true but Statement II is false’ does not follow the final official key’s treatment of the Despatch.
The combination ‘Statement I is false but Statement II is true’ conflicts with NCERT’s record of women’s access to education in the early Vedic period.
Result
Therefore, both Statement I and Statement II are true.